Lecture: Paradise Lost

Key Topics

Shame
- Adam and Eve felt shame for their disobedience.
- Shame is experienced today in the form of nakedness.
- Intimacy in marriage reflects transparency and lack of shame.
Guilt
- Universal feeling of guilt for doing wrong.
- Hardwired into humans.
Fear
- Combination of shame and guilt leads to fear (dread).
- Fear of punishment.
More Sin
- Sin leads to more sin (denial, blame, etc.).
Judgment
- All sin is judged by God.
- Examples: Satan and Eve judged by God.
- Judgment as comfort for the injustices in the world.

Satan's Condemnation
- God promised a Savior to destroy Satan.
- Genesis outlines Satan's defeat, confirmed in Revelation.
Eve's Judgment
- Pain in childbirth.
- Loss of corulership with man; submission to husband.
Adam's Judgment
- Ground cursed; toil and labor become necessary.
- Physical death.

God's Presence and Perfection
- God maintained perfect balance in creation through His presence.
- Sin led to God's removal, allowing deterioration.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Scientific confirmation of universal degradation and disorder.
Life and Death
- Separation from God leads to physical and spiritual death.
- Salvation is the process of reconnecting with God.

Adam and Eve's Response
- Eve named "life giver"; indicates belief in God's promise.
- They begin to have children, showing faith.
God's Renewal of Relationship
- Based on faith, not perfection.
- Example: God providing garments of skin for Adam and Eve.

Hope and Redemption
- Promise of a new heaven and earth.
- Tree of Life available to those who overcome through faith.