Why are we here? TODAY, I mean! As Christians, we believe in the God of Israel. The God who created the Heavens, the Seas, and the Earth. The God who created the inhabitants of each of those realms – the sun, moon, and stars, the birds, the sea creatures, the animals and mankind. Man and woman, created in His image, intended to co-rule over His creation in partnership with Him.
But the temptation of Sin entered this garden and man’s submission to that temptation, ruined their hearts. They failed to trust God and disobeyed Him. They freely chose the opportunity to define Good and Evil for themselves. As a result, they were cast out of Eden – with the promise that God would reconcile humanity back to Himself through the seed of the woman to defeat the seed of the snake.