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2. Lessons Aimed At Helping Saints Define, Describe, & Defeat Sin

3. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  The devil answers vv. 4-5  His entire motive…he wants the woman to “rationalize” (consider the enticement)  He wants her to at least look at the tree in a different way  DANGER !! Rom 13:14 Eph 4:27

4. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  The woman yields to temptation v. 6  She does precisely what Satan wanted… she listened to him and began looking at the tree differently  No longer did she view it as forbidden  Now it was appealing & desirable  N.T. parallel passage Ù 1 Jn 2:15-17

5. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  The results of their sin v. 7  Upon eating the forbidden fruit, their eyes were opened…they were aware of their nakedness  The truthful part of Satan’s lie  They made efforts to cover themselves

6. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  The results of their sin v. 7  When sin occurs, humans will exhibit predictable behaviors  We see it with the first couple  If we’ll think about it, we will also see it in our own conduct

7. Typical Response To Sin Shame vv. 7, 8, 10  The “openness” of innocence contrasted with the shame of guilt Gen 2:25 3:7  Adam & Eve felt guilty…they tried to cover themselves  They fearfully tried to hide from God…they knew He would not be pleased 3:8, 10

8. Typical Response To Sin Deflecting Guilt vv. 12-13  Quite often, the guilty looks for another to blame  Adam blamed his wife…and even God  Eve blamed the serpent  While it is true others can lead us astray, we are still responsible Mt 18:6-7

9. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He reacted on different levels…some things He wanted to do and other things He had to do  Throughout it all, He was consistent

10. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He inquired re: their whereabouts v. 9  Not because He was unaware Psa 139  He was reminding them of their accountability…they had to answer to Him for what they had done Heb 4:13

11. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He directly questioned them vv. 11, 13  Not because He was unaware Psa 139  He was giving them an opportunity to “come clean” (repent)  Instead of repenting, they chose to blame others

12. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He punished vv. 14-19  He cursed the serpent beyond all other creatures…put him on his belly  He increased the woman’s pain in childbirth…reminds her of her proper role re: her husband

13. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He punished vv. 14-19  He increased the rigors of man’s labor… foretold his mortality…reminded him of his failure as a leader in his family

14. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He enforced consequences vv. 22-24  The couple’s repentance is possibly implied vv. 20-21  However, a problem remained v. 22  God drove them out of the garden…hid the way to the Tree Of Life v. 24

15. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He enforced consequences vv. 22-24  Sin’s most painful & lingering lesson  It is all forgotten with God Heb 8:12  However, we can’t magically go back to “Square 1” as if it never happened re: situations in this life

16. Lesson 5 – The First Sin Gen 3  God’s response vv. 8-24  He enforced consequences vv. 22-24  The consequences of sin can and often do outlive the sin & our repentance  This is why we cannot afford to listen to the devil and “rationalize” re: his enticements

17. SIN WILL… …take you farther than you want to go …cost you more than you want to pay …keep you longer than you want to stay

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