1. Conversation on Suffering

2. Genesis 3:3-8 (HCSB)
3 But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “In fact, God knows that when[a] you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God,[b] knowing good and evil.” 6 Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.
Sin’s Consequences
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze,[c] and they hid themselves from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

3. 14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent:
Genesis 3:14-19 (HCSB)
14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent:
Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any livestock
and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and
eat dust all the days of your life. 15 I will put hostility between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
16 He said to the woman:
I will intensify your labor pains;
you will bear children in anguish. Your desire will be for your husband,
yet he will rule over you.

4. 17 And He said to Adam, “Because you listened to
Genesis 3:14-19 (HCSB)
17 And He said to Adam, “Because you listened to
your wife’s voice and ate from the tree about
which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it’:
The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from
it by means of painful labor[a] all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 You will eat bread[b] by the sweat of your brow until
you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust.”

5. The Cognitive Triangle

6. Luke 22:41-44 (HCSB)
41 Then He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and began to pray, 42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me—nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”
[43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44 Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.][a]

7. 5 I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You
Job 42:5 (HCSB)
5 I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You

8. Romans 5:1-5 (HCSB)
Faith Triumphs
5 Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace[a] with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We have also obtained access through Him by faith[b] into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, 4 endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. 5 This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

9. Hebrews 4:14-16 (HCSB)
Our Great High Priest
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

10. Genesis 3:15 (HCSB)
15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.