Gullible Thieves and the Gifts of God

Erik preached on the Fall from Genesis three. This primordial passage introduces us to the true nature of sin. Here is part of his conclusion:

We are victims of a con. This is a humbling truth about humanity. In exploring the depths of human depravity, we often talk about our fundamental sin as pride (we want to be gods) or covetousness (we want to possess everything). You can see hints of all that in Genesis 3! But these are epic sins, the stuff of Homer or John Milton. In fact, the root of sin might be a bit more embarrassing. Our sin is that we are gullible. Our sin is that we are easy marks. We thought we were stealing from God, but in fact we were being conned by a snake. In every sin, we fall for a fake when God would freely give us the real thing! Real pleasure, real wisdom, real flourishing. But only if are willing to trust him and receive it as a gift, in God’s way and on God’s time.