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This evening, we are going to look at the chapter in the Bible that contains what I have often described as the most tragic verse in all of Scripture.
That chapter… is Genesis 3. Tonight, we are going to talk about the origin of sin in God’s creation.
First, I want to remind everyone in this room of an important truth.
GOD DID NOT CREATE YOU FOR SIN.
He created you for His glory.
Sin was NOT a part of His original design.
Yet… this might be hard for us to accept because… sin is everywhere.
Sin has created a huge mess in this world and it continues to wreak havoc on lives and souls.
Sin brings NOTHING but death.
We know this truth from passages such as Romans 6:23
Death is the earned consequence of our sin.
Everyone say earned with me.
EARNED.
What that means is death is what we deserve for our sin.
God, however, offers us something else through His Son Jesus.
Where death is the earned wage of sin, the GIFT that God offers, the UNDESERVED gift made available to us, is eternal life through the life Jesus gave on the cross.
Jesus didn’t deserve to die and we… don’t deserve to live eternally.
But in one amazing act of love… Jesus took on our death and now offers new life for all who would believe in and follow Him!
So if we were not created for sin… then why is sin… EVERYWHERE?
If sin was not a part of God’s original design, then how did sin become so entrenched in the world that we know?
Just as there is an origin story for how the universe came to be… so is there an origin story of how sin came into existence.
And the moment sin became a part of our reality… so did death become a part of our reality.
Sin is a terrible, destructive, destroyer of hearts and lives.
And that is exactly why God wanted us to have NOTHING to do with sin.
How many believe that God has great things in store for you tonight?
How many know those great things WILL NOT come through sin?
IF WE WANT GOD’S BEST, WE MUST BE WILLING TO GIVE OUR BEST TO GOD.
We must recognize sin for what it is AND choose to steer clear away from it.
This choice… will require a great deal of TRUST in the words of God.
This morning, we talked about the freedom that comes from knowing and holding on to the teachings of Jesus.
Tonight we are going to expand on that teaching as we talk about trusting in God’s Word instead of falling for Satan’s temptation.
Most of us know the story of Adam and Eve and the serpent.
We will dive into that in a moment.
When the serpent comes on the scene… he works to change Eve’s perspective of the situation… of God’s command.
AND GUESS WHAT?
He is still using that same play on us today!
How important is perspective?
An artist, a preacher, and a cowboy visited the Grand Canyon one day.
The artist exclaimed, “Wow, what a beautiful scene to put on canvas!”
The preacher exclaimed, “Wow, what an amazing display of the handiwork of God!” The cowboy exclaimed, “Wow, what a terrible place to lose a cow!” Perspective—it makes all the difference!
When it comes to sin… whose perspective are you going to trust?
Whose word will you follow?
What choice will you make?
We are going to watch a quick clip and then dive deeper into the story but as we watch, I want us to consider this question: Why do people (we) find it so hard to trust God and ignore Satan sometimes?
Pastor, I ALWAYS trust God and ignore Satan!
And I hope that is true!
But sometimes we might find ourselves conflicted in moments when our flesh tries to override our faith.
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Looking back on the story, it is easy to see where Adam and Eve went wrong.
We often say things like, “If only they had listened and trusted God’s words!
Then none of the bad stuff they went through would have ever happened!”
And then… instead of looking back at their story, I look in the mirror at mine and say, “If only I had listened and trusted God’s Word!
Then none of this would have ever happened!”
It’s easy to look back and to see where they messed up, but it’s often a difficult thing for us to look inward and to confess where we got it wrong… or where we are getting it wrong.
Tonight, I want to look at three quick points drawn from the experience in the Garden of Eden.
And What I hope will happen is a deeper awareness of how the enemy works will be realized and a deeper need to trust in God will be embraced.
First off, in this story, we will see how Their trust was turned into suspicion.
Trust to Suspicion
When the serpent came on the scene, he did something strategic right out of the box that began to spin the situation out of control.
Satan worked to turn Eve’s trust in God, to suspicion.
First off, lets define those words.
Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something
Suspicion is a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.
It is a cautious distrust.
It calls into question what you previously placed your trust in.
Now there have been some situations where I started out trusting something… and then that trust began to turn into suspicion.
Things - I’ve been on ladders that I thought were stable and well-secured.
Once at the top, the ladder shifted and suddenly I became suspicious of that ladder’s ability to hold me up!
People - I have placed my trust in people who said they could deliver or follow through… only to have that trust broken as things didn’t happen like they were supposed to.
AND… lets be real… there have been times when I have let a person down… when I was unable to do what I commited to doing.
We all know what trust feels like AND what suspicion feel like.
Satan moved on Eve to plant a seed of doubt in her mind regarding the words of God to make her suspicious… and he is doing the same thing to people today.
The NUMBER ONE PHRASE that this world is asking when it comes to following God’s commands is simple.
When God says don’t do this… people often respond by asking, “Why Can’t I?”
Why can’t I have sex before marriage?
Why Can’t I look at those things online?
Why Can’t I talk bad about others or spread rumors?
Why can’t I do what I want, when I want, with whoever I want to do it with?
The enemy is working hard to lead people into believing that God is withholding something good from you!
But mark my words: SIN IS NEVER GOOD.
It only leads to death.
And the reality of the situation is: You can go against the words and commands of God, but you will also reap the consequences of such action.
So here are a couple of reminders that we need to remember tonight.
One -God’s words are GOOD.
No matter what our feelings might be telling us in any given moment, GOD’S WORDS ARE GOOD WORDS.
He is not trying to withhold good from you, He is trying lead you to something greater than good!
It is the devil himself who is trying to lead you to death and destruction.
Jesus has come that we might have life to the full.
The problem is… our world has bought into the WRONG perspective!
They have allowed the enemy to plant a seed of doubt in their minds!
If you find yourself asking “Why Can’t I” in regards to the warnings and commands given in Scripture… you need to step back and understand that the enemy is trying to mess with your perspective.
Instead of allowing him to make you suspicious, choose to hold on and trust the words of God even more!
When Adam and Eve sinned, they were operating out of fear… not faith… suspicion… not trust.
They believed the words of the enemy that God didn’t want them to be like Him… even though He created them in His image.
They were absolutely played by the enemy… and their decision to act in their suspicion led to terrible consequences.
Innocence to Shame
The innocent and pure reality they once had… was gone.
The damage was done.
Their choice led them to experience that which God was hoping to save them from - SHAME.
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