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Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

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The Covenant <strong>of</strong> Grace<br />

Through transgression the first pair had become<br />

sinful. No longer able to resist Satan, could they<br />

ever be free, or were they left to perish? Was there<br />

any hope?<br />

The Covenant Given at the Fall<br />

Before God pronounced the punishment on the<br />

fallen pair's sins He gave them hope by introducing<br />

the covenant <strong>of</strong> grace. He said, "'I will put enmity<br />

between you [Satan] and the woman, and between<br />

your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head,<br />

and you shall bruise His heel'" (Gen. 3:15).<br />

God's message brought encouragement because<br />

it announced that though Satan had brought<br />

humanity under his evil spell, ultimately he would<br />

be defeated. The covenant was made between God<br />

and humanity. First God promised through His<br />

grace a bulwark against sin. He would create a<br />

hatred between the serpent and the woman;<br />

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