Application Questions
Are Christians obligated to observe the Sabbath? (Col. 2:13-17, Rom. 14:5-9)
How is the giving of life to Adam in some ways paralleled in the giving of new life in salvation? (2:7; Eph. 2:1-2, 4-5; 2 Cor. 5:17, Rom. 8:9-11)
Why did God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden? Does God put different things in our lives for similar purposes?
Should we seek fulfillment through our work? Can a stay at home mom be as fulfilled in her work as a life-saving surgeon?
Where do you see evidence in Gen. 2 that God designed there to be equality in personhood yet distinction in roles in marriage? Should we grumble or rejoice in this? Why?
What argument can you make from this chapter that mankind is not permitted or authorized to change the fact that marriage is to be between a man and a woman only? (See also Jesus’ statements in Matt. 19:3-6)