Part 3 - The Fall and the Restoration

The Rebellion of Man's Heart

At the center of the Fall of Man is the rebellion of his heart. The heart of man is that place that his life revolves around. It is that which takes precedence over all else. In the heart of man is a throne, and what or whom he places there becomes his god. This is what he bows down to and worships. This is what he willingly becomes a slave to.

Romans 6:16 states, "Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?" Adam and Eve had the choice to obey God, place Him at the center of their lives, and serve His will. Their choice was otherwise.

Serving sin

In the Fall, Adam and Eve placed themselves in the center by a free will choice and removed God from this rightful place of His. Their outright act of disobedience demonstrated that they chose to place themselves on the throne of their lives. Lucifer had said in his heart, "I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High" (Isaiah 14:13-14). In like manner, Adam and Eve also exercised an "I will." The beguilement of the serpent was to "be like God." The act of directly disobeying God shows that they placed themselves in God's place, rejecting a place of submission to Him.

The actions of one reveal the heart. Thus the rebellion of Adam and Eve is reflected in the areas related to their soul, mind, and strength. When man fell in his heart, the rest of his makeup fell also, serving that which became his god. Consider now the self-focused and self-serving nature of these areas in the rebellion of the fall.