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and men would be able to become sons of God. Isa. 53:5 tells us that
Jesus "was bruised for our iniquities [or sins]." Praise God for Jesus
who conquered the enemy of our soul!

We have established the fact that sin displeases God. He punished Adam
and Eve and put them out of the garden, yet He gave them a promise of a
Saviour to come. It was over 4000 years before Jesus came. During this
time they offered a Lamb, which was a type of Jesus, as a sacrifice for
their sins. Today Jesus is our Saviour.

Let us note that in the 21st verse in Gen. 3, God killed an animal and
made Adam and Eve "coats of skin" to wear. It says that God "clothed
them." _Clothed_ means "to cover." Here we find that it is a command for
us to wear clothing. Paul in the New Testament tells us to dress in
modest apparel. (I Tim. 2:9). In other words we are to be clothed. It is
still a sin to go without decent clothing today as it was in the Garden
of Eden.

Now one thing that God showed me in my search, was that because Adam and
Eve sinned, that sin passed down upon all the human race. Adam was
created holy and pure but when he sinned, he lost that purity. When he
had a son, the Bible tells us that his son was "after his [Adam's]
image" or had the principle of sin within him. (Gen. 5:3). The Apostle
Paul tells us "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and
death [spiritual death] by sin; and so death [or spiritual separation
from God] passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Romans 5:12.
We see that every child who is born has that sin principle within him.
"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive
me." Psa. 51:5. Then we read in the Bible in another place where it
says, "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as
they be born, speaking lies." Psa. 58:3. Thus the Bible explains that
children are born with a bent, or inclination, toward sin, but if they
die without first coming to a knowledge of sin, they are saved through
Jesus' blood. There comes a time in a child's life when he knows he has
sinned. He understands it and then he is responsible. The Apostle Paul
says, "sin is not imputed [or charged or ascribed] when there is no law
[or understanding]." Romans 5:13.

Now you have come to the time in life when you are responsible. You know
what sin is. I remember when I realized that I had sinned. I had a big
imagination but the time came when I knew the difference between