Because Adam and Eve chose to listen to the voice of Satan, to doubt the loving purpose of their Lord, and to break God’s law by seeking what He alone reserved for Himself, all of creation has come under the curse of death. Our sin and lostness is why we are a condemned people in need of salvation from our Loving God. And that salvation is exactly what God promises in Genesis 3:15. Christ will be the gift of God who will crush the head of the Serpent and restore all who believe to the enjoyment of God’s glory. It is the fulfillment of this promise in the incarnation that we celebrate at Christmas.
