GENESIS #3 – “THE FALL”
THE ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL HUMANSIN
ORIGINAL SIN BEGAN WITH SATAN
17Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. Ezekiel 28: 14-17
What We Need to Know About Our Enemy:
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. Genesis 3:1
THE SERPENT IS IDENTIFIED AS SATAN.
, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Revelation 12:9,
SATAN IS NOT EQUAL TO GOD IN ANY WAY.
SATAN IS CRAFTY
Satan Scheme:
…so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes
2 Corinthians 2:11.
FOCUS ON WHAT GOD HAS RESTRICTEDAND NOT ON WHAT GOD HASPROVIDED
HETWISTS & MANIPULATESGOD’S WORD.
APPEALS TO YOUR PRIDE
PROMISES TODELIVER WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY PROVIDED
Adam/Men/Husbands:
She also gave some to her husband, who waswho was with her, and he ate.. Genesis 3:6
•We Are AllAdam
•We Give Our Wives What They Want And Not What They Need
•When WeDon’t StepUpOur Wives Will Step In
•Men Should Lead The Family
WHEN WE SIN, INSTEAD OF RUNNINGTO GOD IN REPENTANCE WE RUN FROM GOD AND HIDE
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees
of the garden.”Genesis 3:8
GOD HOLDS THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITION OF HIS FAMILY. But the Lord God called to the man …Genesis 3:9
WHEN SIN CAUSES YOU TORUNFROM GOD, GOD PURSUESYOU
…and said to him, “Where are you?Genesis 3:9
INSTEAD OF REPENTING ADAM & EVEBLAME
12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit …
13 The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”Genesis 3:12-13
PROTO-EVANGELION - THE FIRST GOSPEL.
15I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”Genesis 3:15
Eve/Women/Wives:
16To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be foryour husband, and he shall rule over you.”
Genesis 3:16
•You Are AllEve
•Your Emotional & Physical Grief Will Be Tied Inextricably to HusbandChildren
•You Will Have A Proclivity To Be Feminist
•You Will Have A Tendency To Manipulate Your Husband
•You Should Appeal To God; the AuthorityOver Your Husband
GOD DOES THIS TO GETS US TO THE PLACE OF HUMILITYREPENTANCE
19By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”Genesis 3:19
Life groups: Use this sermon outline as discussion material/guides for your group. Remember to discuss & debates these issues respectfully, agreeing to disagree when necessary.
We all do well to remember Paul’s statement in 1Corinthians 13:12
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then i will