Adam and Eve’s Relationship with God

To fully understand baptism, you need to understand the gospel message and why Jesus entered into our world, as well as the origin of sin and death. To do that, we need to go back to Genesis - the first book of the Bible.

Genesis tells us that Adam and Eve were created by God, and in His eyes they were very good. They understood who they were and why they existed. Here are four things Adam and Eve enjoyed with God:

1. They were created in a right relationship with God (no separation)! “God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27).
2. Adam and Eve had amazing, daily communion with God, with no sense of fear, guilt, or inferiority! God made the Garden of Eden where they could “fellowship” and “do life together.” “Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there He placed the man He had made” (Genesis 2:8).
3. It was “natural” for Adam and Eve to obey God because God was their maker.
4. Not only did God rule “in” them, but He ruled“through” them. God gave them authority to rule with Him over the entire planet! “Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground” (Genesis 1:28).