Genesis: Blessed From the Beginning | The Lie Goes Viral

“A lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can tie its shoes.” This old adage continues to show its truth in an age of misinformation and AI deepfakes. Ironically, the saying itself is attributed to Mark Twain, despite there being no evidence the famous American writer ever said it!  Something like this is what happens in the wake of Genesis 3 as the book of Genesis continues on from the story of humanity’s tragic fall. In Genesis 3, we see humans begin to believe a lie implanted into their minds by Satan. We saw what happened to the first couple of people who believed it, and it’s safe to say that it wasn’t pretty. But what does it look like when this lie goes viral? When it starts to be believed and lived at a large scale? When it becomes the default way of thinking and viewing the world for all people? It’s the question the next few chapters of Genesis seeks to answer, and in this study we’re going to see how the next generation of humans have some ugly consequences from the lie’s spread. While this is a grim story, it also is filled with signs of hope and comfort, too, because it foreshadows the gospel if we know where to look.