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Themes from Genesis

R.C. Sproul

2. The Dignity of Man

4. Created Male and Female

R.C. Sproul

27:57

5. The Temptation and Fall

R.C. Sproul

27:52

6. Punishment or Grace

8. God's Commitment to Abraham

11. Joseph: A Study in God's Sovereignty

Theology\The World\Sin

Punishment or Grace

R.C. Sproul

When our first parents ate of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, God’s curse was brought to bear on the whole of the human race: “for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (Gen. 2:17). As a result, suffering, pain, and death permeate every aspect of human existence. Is God’s punishment too severe? In this lesson, Dr. Sproul examines the nature of God’s punishment. Cast against this backdrop, we will consider God’s gracious promise of redemption and look toward its realization in the new and better Adam: Jesus Christ.

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R.C. Sproul

Dr. R.C. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., and first president of Reformation Bible College. He was author of more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God.