Genesis, Communion

In the Bible, the book of Genesis tells the story of creation. God, as told in the Bible, managed to create the world in 6 days, and saved the seventh for rest. He began with the heaven and earth, and from there created the night, day, sea, land, and eventually life. He created mankind, and used his form as inspiration. He put the first men in a perfect world, a garden of Eden. He named the man Adam, and gave him a wife for companionship whom Adam named Eve. They lived in the paradise, "And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed" (Genesis 15). Except Eve was tricked by the serpent and ate the forbidden fruit. Adam ate the fruit after Eve. Now they knew both good and evil and, "the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked" (Genesis 15). This was the first sin and humankind has been punished and kept out of the garden of Eden since.

I am not religious, but I recently attended church with a friend. It was a methodist church, and happened to be the Sunday of communion. The preacher spoke about the importance of being a good christian and upholding good morals. He said that God tempts everyone with sin, and since people are imperfect, just as Adam and Eve were, they give in to temptation. But God is kind and understanding, and he is willing to forgive those who seek his forgiveness. Communion is a way of praising God and a practice of prayer. It is an important tradition among Catholics and the Methodist faith, and a resignation of their strength in Jesus Christ.