In our second session of the book study on Frank Viola’s ”From Eternity To Here,” the discussion focused on how and why Eve came to be and how she and Adam are a beautiful metaphor of how and why the church came to be. Adam and Eve’s story are a shadow; a type, of Christ and the church.

 

A couple of parallels: Just as Eve came from Adams side when he was put into a deep sleep, Christ was put into a deep sleep, death, on the cross and through the piercing of His side the church, the bride of Christ, came into being.  Eve was just like Adam, yet not him, and was Adam in a different form. The church is just like Christ, yet not Him, and Christ in a different form. We are His body.

 

God’s eternal purpose is fourfold, and all the same. The first that we are discussing is that God desired a counterpart, a bride for the Son, the church. This is one of the reasons God created the universe – All of creation is a statement of love from your God to you!