fruit

Mar

2017

Genesis 2:20-3:20- Where Are You?

Faithadam and eve, fall, fruit, relationship

Glory be to Jesus Christ! "Where are you?" This is the question that the All-knowing God asks Adam as Adam cowers for fear of being discovered in the Garden. It is a tragic question indeed. We see the result of the eating of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is one of ruptured relationship which echoes throughout the created world. The ground will no longer easily produce food for the man: he will have to work hard and even then weeds will come out of some of his work. His relationship with Eve will…

Jan

2017

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Mark 11:11-23- I Don’t Give a Fig!

Faithfigs, fruit, trees, works

Christ is Born! Bible quiz- What type of leaves did Adam and Eve sew together to make themselves clothes in the garden of Eden? That's right, fig leaves! We actually see fig trees in many places in Scripture. The fig tree came to be recognized as a symbol of national wealth and prosperity for God's people in the Old Testament. With this in mind, and only in the context of Our Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem and His cleansing of the temple, can we understand what is being conveyed when Christ does not find any fruit on the tree, and…