Satan In The Garden Of Eden Analysis

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Most of us inherited our concept of Satan, and it is saturated in unfounded and fictional beliefs. Kelly does a remarkable job of peeling away the layers of traditional sediment that have accumulated over hundreds of years. Inasmuch as the Satan of the NT is the same Satan of the OT and Christianity is an outgrowth of Judaism, the Satan of today is basically the same old Satan. Kelly, has gave us a good overview of Adam and Eve with the connection with Satan in the Garden of Eden. The author stay on track with his thesis in descripting the story of Adam and Eve. He showed us throughtout that Adam immediate punishment was not death for the sins he committed however, death is the ultimate punishment for sin. The authors, recommendations were

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