How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

If you read Genesis chapter 1 and 2, and then you read Genesis 4, you have to shake your head and wonder, what happened?

Welcome to Through the Bible, where Dr. J. Vernon McGee shares this scenario in our study, and it's a good one.

First, we read about man walking with God in a garden and a beautiful marriage.

And then, in chapter 4, we're startled to hear about jealousy, anger,

murder, lying, wickedness, rebellion, and worst of all, a broken relationship with God.

So what happened? Well, that's what we're going to discover today. So if you can, open your Bible

to Genesis chapter 3. We got some time for one letter, so it's from a listener named flora in armenia and she writes

this for months a friend in our discipleship group had been sharing the gospel with me and by god's grace

i finally gave my life to jesus everything changed i began reading the bible every day and felt a deep

desire to grow and be a part of a community where I could learn

more about my new faith. My friend also told me about a youth ministry that uses through the Bible

for discipleship, and soon after, I received a call inviting me to join their meetings. I'm 23. I work

at a bank, and I come from a non-believing family. Life has not been easy, but when I chose Christ, I did it with full understanding and conviction,

not from emotion, but from truth.

When I joined the group, I shared my story and they welcomed me with so much love.

They even gave me an Armenian Bible since I only had an Arabic one.

Recently, we had a Bible quiz on Ephesians. I had read

all the chapters ahead of time, and diving into God's words stirred a passion in me I didn't know

was possible. But a few days ago, a difficult situation arose at home. When my family found out,

I was attending these meetings. They strongly opposed it. Because they are not believers,

it created a serious conflict. Out of obedience to my parents, I told my leaders that I wouldn't

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