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This message is about what God did in response to humanities succumbing to temptation and sinning. When they deliberately disobeyed God. God confronted them in order to get them to acknowledge their sin and he condemned them to different degrees. 

So, what have we learned from this passage? This is a classic passage especially verse 15 and the first promise of Messiah in the bible. So, what do we learn about God by his response to humanity succumbing to temptation and sin? 

Number one, God was just in confronting and condemning those first two sinners. The serpent who exalted himself over the creation was humiliated to crawl on the ground and to eat dust. Satan who tried to use the woman to defeat God's plan was told that God would use the seed of the very same woman to defeat Satan and his plans. The woman who saw pleasure in eating forbidden fruit but instead received a penalty. Pain in childbearing and her desire to control her man ending up being put under the responsibly of the man. The man who was insubordinate to God received the punishment of being placed in submission to the creation. He whose ambition was to be Deity ended up with death and dust. In each case the penalty was commensurate with the crime. God’s punishment is always commensurate with the crime. 

There is a second lesson, God was not only just - but God was merciful. Even in his punishment - God is merciful. He allowed the woman to bear children and in doing so guaranteed the future of the human race. He permitted man to labour and toil and produce food and thereby survive and potentially prosper by the fruits of his labour, and that too that's merciful. I think it helps if we understand that from the very beginning God had to deal with those in deliberate rebellion and disobedience to him. But that he would remain just and merciful at the same time whilst doing that. After the fall of man God didn't just punish us, he provided for us as well. He judged justly and yet demonstrated his mercy all at the same time. He taught us how to live work and love each other, bear children, and believe that there was a way through death to and regain eternal life. Sin was a reality but the effect of it could be defeated and victory was coming even victory over death itself. 

God's response to paradise lost was perfect justice and mercy. Likewise, god's response to us today when we sin is justice and mercy. Think about that, in justice he pronounced death, in mercy it gives his son to die that he might save us. So, there it is justice and mercy at one and the same time. This is one of the great theological concepts of the bible. God is both just, and the justifier of those who believe in Christ. 

So how can he all the one hand be just on the other hand forgive sin? Well, the answer is he doesn't just forgive sin He pays for Sin. When my children were young, I would sometimes chase them around the room pretending to be a monster. I would chase them round the room making monster noises. As they got more and more exited and more and more scared, they would suddenly bring the game to end, by shouting, “you're not really a monster your my daddy”. Sometime even running into my arms. 

Hear me God is just, but he's also a loving father so don't run from him like Adam  Run to him and experience is loving care.