The Art of Life Bible - Flipbook - Page 11
Garden of God
Key Passage: “Then God looked over
all he had made, and he saw that it
was very good!” (Genesis 1:31).
The Garden of God was planted by
God himself, the perfect place for
the first humans to live and work.
Life in the Garden was life as God
intended it to be. His garden satisfied all human needs abundantly,
and God’s goodness was reflected
in the goodness of his creation.
The lush and fruitful natural
environment was nonviolent and
nurturing, as safe and innocent
as its inhabitants and human
caretakers. Adam and Eve lived
in complete harmony with each
other and with nature, including
all plants and animals. And more
importantly, they had a special,
open relationship with God.
The Garden of God also provided
access to the tree of life, symbolic
of eternal life and immortality.
Unhindered and unmediated access to God, as it was experienced
in the Garden, was a life without
suffering and death. Life in the
Garden was characterized by
health and wholeness, unbroken
by sin and its deadly consequences.
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