God teaches us one of the major doctrines of the Bible through story. The doctrine of the entrance of sin and death into the human race is shown to us in story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:1-7. So—if we as Bible readers are taught one of the major doctrines of the Scripture—the entrance of sin and death into the human race, barred from God’s presence--by means of a story, should we also not expect to see the tragic effects of sin and death reversed by means of a follow-up story? Is there such a story in the New Testament of the curse in reverse? When we approach the Bible canonically, that story comes to light almost as a Xerox copy of Genesis 3. Have a look.

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