I come from a family of six, with three brothers. My dad is a pastor at Grace Church and my mom is a [[#|teacher]] in the Freshman Academy. I play football for the [[#|school]] and also love going backpacking.
February 25, 2013
God created the heavens and the earth and gave the earth form, light, water, and animals to inhabit it (chapter 1:1-25). God then realized he needed to create something that would govern over all that He had made. With this in mind God created Adam, who was the first man to enter the creation of God. What separates Adam from the rest of creation is that Adam was made in the image of God. Adam was created for one purpose and that was to honor and glorify God.. He was supposed to rule with justice as God does while watching over all of creation. For at this time creation was perfect and is described by God as, "good" (chapter 1:27-31). God then places Adam in the Garden of Eden to tend to creation. Adams only limit to freedom amongst the garden was to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (chapter 2:15-17). God then sees that man is lonely so He causes him to fall into a deep sleep and takes a [[#|rib]] from the man and creates woman. She was created to be a suitable helper to the man. Man and woman were both naked but they felt no shame (chapter 2:21-25). With only one restriction placed on Adam and Eve they were free to enjoy the company of God and also His creation. Unfortunately Eve was deceived by the serpent and she ate from the tree with the knowledge of good and evil. After eating the fruit, she in turn gave some to her husband, Adam. Their eyes were immediately opened to their nakedness and they sewed fig leaves to cover themselves because they felt shame (chapter 3:6-7). Out of their shame they hid from God when He came into the garden. God is omniscient so he already knew that Adam and Eve had sinned but he called out to them anyways. They did not respond and when they did they had excuses and gave excuses for their sin. They had no remorse for their betrayal towards God (chapter 3:8-13). As a result of Adam and Eve's sin God banished them from the garden and gave examples of how their lives would be different from [[#|now]] on. The coolest part about this whole ordeal is how God made clothing for them from animal skins (chapter 3:21). This is foreshadowing to the life and death of Jesus Christ, because what the death of the animal skins represents is how innocent blood must be spilled to cover the sin of man and to restore his relationship with God. Also if you will see that God sacrifices the animals which represents the sacrifice of Jesus who comes from and is God. It is the first example of the grace and love that God has for humans and his willingness to sacrifice to be in relationship with us. God realizes two things, that one man is [[#|now]] broken and with sin and two that sin must be paid for. He does both of these things, first with animal skins then secondly with the death of His son Jesus.
Tucker's Reflection 2/28
Pretty much I feel the same way Luke does on this whole topic. God is the one big ruler who knows everything past, present, and future. I also [[#|agree]] that God made Adam in his image and eve out of Adam. I also [[#|agree]] that Adam was put here to honor and glorify God. I feel like we both [[#|agree]] that God knew they were going to sin, but he had a bigger plan for all of creation. I also agree that when Adam and Eve were both naked they didnt feel any shame. After they sinned though did they feel ashamed to be naked? Is this why society dosent accept nakedness in public? Honestly if I had just disobeyed the most powerful being I would hid in shame too. God knew they were going to sin. He just used this for his bigger and greater plan for mankind. All I can say is those better have been some delicious fruit! I think its intersting that god, even though adam and eve sinned, made them clothes out of animal hyde. I believe this show his love for all of his creation, even though we disobey sometimes. He is a fearful God, but Also a loving one.
Reader Response March 7
Like the majority of people I didn't understand or even appreciate the story until I got through it all. I still don't know if saying understanding is an adequate word because a lot of it still confuses me. However I found it very unique and even a bit strange that the writer chose to talk about a puppet and use it in talking about dance. What I believe the writer was trying to say was the fact that the puppet is more graceful then a human because it does not have to abide by the laws of nature that man does. For instance gravity, by not being restricted by it allows it to move graceful and easily. It allows for it to appear fluid at all times. Which I would imagine would be very important in dancing. I was also beginning to wonder if the writer was calling it more of a beautiful dance because a human has a soul that has been corrupted, and it is impossible for a puppet to possess either of these attributes. Corruption and a soul. But like I said early I don't think I fully understood the writing so I am only speculating. I did find it odd how the writer began to talk about prosthetic limbs because i never figured out where he was going with that.
Tucker's Refelection March 8
I now feel better about not understanding it because like Luke said, nobody understood it. I dont believe the puppets have grace like a dancer does. A dancer shows emotion. Plastic cant do that. I do agree that it could be more graceful because it dosent have to aide by the same laws a human does. I agree about gravity helping the favor of the puppet and not a human. Puppets arent bound by gravity. They are just bound by the marionette. Like luke I didnt understand the prosthetic limb thing either. Maybe it was a side story or someting.
Reader Response March 13
The first thing that caught my attention from reading Book One is the way hell is mentioned. It is not said to be in the center of the earth but rather almost in the middle of nowhere. However instead of addressing it as hell the author calls it Chaos, where Milton describes it as a burning inferno. I looked up pictures on the internet of the world described by Milton and that helped me out a lot. So basically what I understood to be true is that satan and the angels rebelled from God because they were tired of being servants of him and wanted to be the captains of their own destiny. As a result this epic battle took place and satan and all of his fallen angels were defeated and cast down into Chaos (which is beneath the earth on the opposite side of heaven), where they had a change in appearance. At the same time they did not feel completely defeated because they still could bring destruction upon the world. They could still rebel from God by attempting to undo all of the good that was taking place on earth. Towards the end it gets weird for me because at one point I think Satan might be crying? Then I get that he organizes his fellow fallen but not real sure in his purposes.
Tuckers Response March 17
I didnt really catch the part about hell that luke talked about. What I found interesting was that the author had a great understanding of what he thinks hell is. I do agree that hell is chaos and a burning inferno. I think its cool that luke looked up pictures. I didnt think about that. luke is so smart :) I agree that the fallen angels didnt feel completely defeated because they are still rivaling God these days. I also di9dnt catch the part about satan crying. Did he cry?
Reader Response March 21
I think that it is odd how the book starts out with Satan beginning to question whether his rebellion was even worth it. It seems that he looks up to heaven at one point and regrets what he has done due to the current misery and suffering he is feeling. It seems that satan has decided what he has done is in vain because he thinks, "warring in Heaven against Heaven’s matchless King!." satan thinks back to what he once was, a beautiful creature surrounded by the glory of God and regrets the war he has started. satan continues to reflect on the past and blames his unbound hope for his fall. He does this because he states that out of that came his ambition and through his ambition he has become hell, and hell is now his heaven. When I read this I could not help but going back to what we talked about as reality due to a persons perception. Because obviously without the perception that satan has no one would see his reality (which is hell) even comparable to the reality of heaven. These two ideas in my mind cannot and will not ever be the same for me. Through reading this we see the first sin and the reality that to some degree or another satan wishes he had the life of glory and hope he once had. Because the absence of hope is what brings misery and satan is a creature without hope.
Tuckers Response March 24
I think the reason satan is questioning his rebellion is because he knows deep down that no matter what God will defeat him. Overall I think satan does regret going against god and getting kicked out of heaven. You see this because you see how bad satan is feeling in book two. I think to satan hell is now his heaven. If that makes sense. He feels so bad about not being in heaven, he treats hell like his new heaven. I agree satan does feel bad and he does wish to be back in paradise with god instead of miserable in hell. I agree that satan has no hope therefore he had misery.
Reader Response March 28
So its really late and i'm ready for spring break, but with that said I read it. This is sad. It is never a happy thing to read about the fall of mankind just before going to bed. Really puts you in a jolly mood for some happy dreams, you know? Any ways I find it interesting about satan choosing to be a serpent. I mean out of all the animals to choose from the chose a snake, I mean if it was me I would at least picked like a lion. But satan chooses a snake and decieves eve her eyes are opened. I do find it interesting that Milton says man eats from the tree because he feels obligated to share in this with the person he loves. Milton to me seems to be making it out that way. Eve on the other hand is decieved by satan seducing her, and I do believe seduce is the right word. He completely manipulates her into seeing that knowledge of good and evil is such a good thing. That in doing so she will be able to be more like God. So my question is does eating from the tree does it therefore make me more like God, knowing right from wrong? I would say yes. Because in doing so we to (humans) have the responsibility to do what is right now. Because before the fall we didn't know one from another. So now we have the burden and fight to choose right from wrong. Just as God has to choose to do right. One quote keeps popping into my head as I read think about this and that is from the wise words of Uncle Ben, "With great power comes great responsibility." As the result of the knowledge we gained from eating of the fruit we know share in Gods responsibility.
Tuckers Response March 28
Like Luke im ready for spring break and that's pretty much the only thing on my mind. this is not something to read before bed haha. its kind of depressing to sleep on. Id also pick a lion. Also I think eve isn't that smart. Honestly I think its her fault over all. I mean adam could have stopped her but he didn't. so iguess its both of their faults.
I come from a family of six, with three brothers. My dad is a pastor at Grace Church and my mom is a [[#|teacher]] in the Freshman Academy. I play football for the [[#|school]] and also love going backpacking.
February 25, 2013
God created the heavens and the earth and gave the earth form, light, water, and animals to inhabit it (chapter 1:1-25). God then realized he needed to create something that would govern over all that He had made. With this in mind God created Adam, who was the first man to enter the creation of God. What separates Adam from the rest of creation is that Adam was made in the image of God. Adam was created for one purpose and that was to honor and glorify God.. He was supposed to rule with justice as God does while watching over all of creation. For at this time creation was perfect and is described by God as, "good" (chapter 1:27-31). God then places Adam in the Garden of Eden to tend to creation. Adams only limit to freedom amongst the garden was to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (chapter 2:15-17). God then sees that man is lonely so He causes him to fall into a deep sleep and takes a [[#|rib]] from the man and creates woman. She was created to be a suitable helper to the man. Man and woman were both naked but they felt no shame (chapter 2:21-25). With only one restriction placed on Adam and Eve they were free to enjoy the company of God and also His creation. Unfortunately Eve was deceived by the serpent and she ate from the tree with the knowledge of good and evil. After eating the fruit, she in turn gave some to her husband, Adam. Their eyes were immediately opened to their nakedness and they sewed fig leaves to cover themselves because they felt shame (chapter 3:6-7). Out of their shame they hid from God when He came into the garden. God is omniscient so he already knew that Adam and Eve had sinned but he called out to them anyways. They did not respond and when they did they had excuses and gave excuses for their sin. They had no remorse for their betrayal towards God (chapter 3:8-13). As a result of Adam and Eve's sin God banished them from the garden and gave examples of how their lives would be different from [[#|now]] on. The coolest part about this whole ordeal is how God made clothing for them from animal skins (chapter 3:21). This is foreshadowing to the life and death of Jesus Christ, because what the death of the animal skins represents is how innocent blood must be spilled to cover the sin of man and to restore his relationship with God. Also if you will see that God sacrifices the animals which represents the sacrifice of Jesus who comes from and is God. It is the first example of the grace and love that God has for humans and his willingness to sacrifice to be in relationship with us. God realizes two things, that one man is [[#|now]] broken and with sin and two that sin must be paid for. He does both of these things, first with animal skins then secondly with the death of His son Jesus.Tucker's Reflection 2/28
Pretty much I feel the same way Luke does on this whole topic. God is the one big ruler who knows everything past, present, and future. I also [[#|agree]] that God made Adam in his image and eve out of Adam. I also [[#|agree]] that Adam was put here to honor and glorify God. I feel like we both [[#|agree]] that God knew they were going to sin, but he had a bigger plan for all of creation. I also agree that when Adam and Eve were both naked they didnt feel any shame. After they sinned though did they feel ashamed to be naked? Is this why society dosent accept nakedness in public? Honestly if I had just disobeyed the most powerful being I would hid in shame too. God knew they were going to sin. He just used this for his bigger and greater plan for mankind. All I can say is those better have been some delicious fruit! I think its intersting that god, even though adam and eve sinned, made them clothes out of animal hyde. I believe this show his love for all of his creation, even though we disobey sometimes. He is a fearful God, but Also a loving one.Reader Response March 7
Like the majority of people I didn't understand or even appreciate the story until I got through it all. I still don't know if saying understanding is an adequate word because a lot of it still confuses me. However I found it very unique and even a bit strange that the writer chose to talk about a puppet and use it in talking about dance. What I believe the writer was trying to say was the fact that the puppet is more graceful then a human because it does not have to abide by the laws of nature that man does. For instance gravity, by not being restricted by it allows it to move graceful and easily. It allows for it to appear fluid at all times. Which I would imagine would be very important in dancing. I was also beginning to wonder if the writer was calling it more of a beautiful dance because a human has a soul that has been corrupted, and it is impossible for a puppet to possess either of these attributes. Corruption and a soul. But like I said early I don't think I fully understood the writing so I am only speculating. I did find it odd how the writer began to talk about prosthetic limbs because i never figured out where he was going with that.Tucker's Refelection March 8
I now feel better about not understanding it because like Luke said, nobody understood it. I dont believe the puppets have grace like a dancer does. A dancer shows emotion. Plastic cant do that. I do agree that it could be more graceful because it dosent have to aide by the same laws a human does. I agree about gravity helping the favor of the puppet and not a human. Puppets arent bound by gravity. They are just bound by the marionette. Like luke I didnt understand the prosthetic limb thing either. Maybe it was a side story or someting.
Reader Response March 13
The first thing that caught my attention from reading Book One is the way hell is mentioned. It is not said to be in the center of the earth but rather almost in the middle of nowhere. However instead of addressing it as hell the author calls it Chaos, where Milton describes it as a burning inferno. I looked up pictures on the internet of the world described by Milton and that helped me out a lot. So basically what I understood to be true is that satan and the angels rebelled from God because they were tired of being servants of him and wanted to be the captains of their own destiny. As a result this epic battle took place and satan and all of his fallen angels were defeated and cast down into Chaos (which is beneath the earth on the opposite side of heaven), where they had a change in appearance. At the same time they did not feel completely defeated because they still could bring destruction upon the world. They could still rebel from God by attempting to undo all of the good that was taking place on earth. Towards the end it gets weird for me because at one point I think Satan might be crying? Then I get that he organizes his fellow fallen but not real sure in his purposes.Tuckers Response March 17
I didnt really catch the part about hell that luke talked about. What I found interesting was that the author had a great understanding of what he thinks hell is. I do agree that hell is chaos and a burning inferno. I think its cool that luke looked up pictures. I didnt think about that. luke is so smart :) I agree that the fallen angels didnt feel completely defeated because they are still rivaling God these days. I also di9dnt catch the part about satan crying. Did he cry?
Reader Response March 21
I think that it is odd how the book starts out with Satan beginning to question whether his rebellion was even worth it. It seems that he looks up to heaven at one point and regrets what he has done due to the current misery and suffering he is feeling. It seems that satan has decided what he has done is in vain because he thinks, "warring in Heaven against Heaven’s matchless King!." satan thinks back to what he once was, a beautiful creature surrounded by the glory of God and regrets the war he has started. satan continues to reflect on the past and blames his unbound hope for his fall. He does this because he states that out of that came his ambition and through his ambition he has become hell, and hell is now his heaven. When I read this I could not help but going back to what we talked about as reality due to a persons perception. Because obviously without the perception that satan has no one would see his reality (which is hell) even comparable to the reality of heaven. These two ideas in my mind cannot and will not ever be the same for me. Through reading this we see the first sin and the reality that to some degree or another satan wishes he had the life of glory and hope he once had. Because the absence of hope is what brings misery and satan is a creature without hope.Tuckers Response March 24
I think the reason satan is questioning his rebellion is because he knows deep down that no matter what God will defeat him. Overall I think satan does regret going against god and getting kicked out of heaven. You see this because you see how bad satan is feeling in book two. I think to satan hell is now his heaven. If that makes sense. He feels so bad about not being in heaven, he treats hell like his new heaven. I agree satan does feel bad and he does wish to be back in paradise with god instead of miserable in hell. I agree that satan has no hope therefore he had misery.Reader Response March 28
So its really late and i'm ready for spring break, but with that said I read it. This is sad. It is never a happy thing to read about the fall of mankind just before going to bed. Really puts you in a jolly mood for some happy dreams, you know? Any ways I find it interesting about satan choosing to be a serpent. I mean out of all the animals to choose from the chose a snake, I mean if it was me I would at least picked like a lion. But satan chooses a snake and decieves eve her eyes are opened. I do find it interesting that Milton says man eats from the tree because he feels obligated to share in this with the person he loves. Milton to me seems to be making it out that way. Eve on the other hand is decieved by satan seducing her, and I do believe seduce is the right word. He completely manipulates her into seeing that knowledge of good and evil is such a good thing. That in doing so she will be able to be more like God. So my question is does eating from the tree does it therefore make me more like God, knowing right from wrong? I would say yes. Because in doing so we to (humans) have the responsibility to do what is right now. Because before the fall we didn't know one from another. So now we have the burden and fight to choose right from wrong. Just as God has to choose to do right. One quote keeps popping into my head as I read think about this and that is from the wise words of Uncle Ben, "With great power comes great responsibility." As the result of the knowledge we gained from eating of the fruit we know share in Gods responsibility.Tuckers Response March 28
Like Luke im ready for spring break and that's pretty much the only thing on my mind. this is not something to read before bed haha. its kind of depressing to sleep on. Id also pick a lion. Also I think eve isn't that smart. Honestly I think its her fault over all. I mean adam could have stopped her but he didn't. so iguess its both of their faults.