GODLY MEN OF THE BIBLE

1. ADAM

Adam was made in righteousness and holiness, but he also had a free will that could choose to obey or disobey God. Sadly, Adam chose poorly. He listened to his wife Eve and ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden him to do. Because of Adam’s transgression, every person is guilty before God, since Adam represented all humanity. Additionally, everyone has a corrupt human nature, because all humans are descendants of Adam who fell into a sinful state of being.

Still, Adam had faith that God would provide a saviour as promised in Genesis 3:15. He demonstrated this faith by naming his wife Eve, which means “the mother of all living” (Genesis 3:20).