When God Gave Man the Will to Choose

We explore God's intention for man in the garden by examining the second gift God gave Adam: a will to obey, revealing that God values relationship over rules and showing how obedience leads to abundant life rather than restriction. • God's posture before the fall was relationship-focused, not rule-focused • In Genesis 1-3, there were many "thou shalts" but only one "thou shalt not" • The enemy always tries to make us question God's word, work, and worth • Obedience is not simply about right...