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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 16 MIN

Episode 3: The First Choice… and the Second Chance (Genesis 3 & Romans 5)

from Sparked by Promise · host Karena Cruse and Matt Bennett

What actually happened in the garden… and why does it stillmatter? In this episode, we go back to Genesis 3, whereeverything shifts.A question is asked. A choice is made. And suddenly, things aren’t the way theywere anymore. It’s a story most people have heard, but when we sloweddown, we started noticing things we hadn’t really thought about before. Then we jump to Romans 5, where Paul connects thatmoment to something much bigger, introducing the idea of a “second Adam.” Which raises a question:If one decision could affect everything…what does it mean that another one could restore it? We talk through the tension of the fall, not just as amistake, but as a turning point – and  how the connection to Jesus reframes the wholestory. We’re not theologians. We didn’t go to seminary.We’re just asking questions, noticing patterns, and trying to understand what’sbeen there all along. Some of this might feel familiar.Some of it might feel deeper than expected.But it all points to this: The story didn’t end in the garden. Come explore it with us. 📖 Genesis 3:1–7✝️ Romans 5:12–19

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