231025 BITES: Q13 Did Our First Parents Continue In Their Created State?

Q13 Did Our First Parents Continue In Their Created State?? A13 No, left to choose freely they ate the forbidden fruit and they fell, they sinned (Eccl. 7:29)

(10) Rehash - Ask if anyone can say any of the verses

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Open your Bibles to Genesis 3

While you are turning there I will ask tonight’s question that is closely related to question 12… Here is question 12 from last week

Q12 What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created?

A12 When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death

We looked at the various aspects of the narrative in Genesis and we saw all the good things that God gave to man… Made in His image, with dominion over all creation, good commandments to be fruitful and multiply and access to the Tree of Life, He gave him every green plant for food… Every need met, enjoying communion with his Creator. God’s only condition, the only law Adam had to obey, was not to eat of the knowledge of the tree of good and evil. Adam had limitations and we learned that limitations were good. Limitations allow the fullest expression of freedom.

Ecclesiastes 7:29 “See, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.” God made man perfect but they have sought out many schemes.

So here is tonight’s question… Q13 Did Our First Parents Continue In Their Created State?

A13 No, left to choose freely they ate the forbidden fruit and they fell, they sinned. REPEAT

READER 1 Let’s read from Genesis 3.1

Genesis 3 | 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” ASK FOR A RESTATEMENT | ASK FOR THE CORRECT RENDERING FROM Genesis 2:16–17 “And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may surely eat; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”” QUESTIONS

READER 2

2 And the woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.’” IS THAT CORRECT? | REREAD Genesis 2:16–17 “And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may surely eat; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”” QUESTIONS

READER 3

4 And the serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” RESTATE | READ John 8:44 ““You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” QUESTIONS

READER 4

6 Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. 8 Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God in the midst of the trees of the garden. ASK FOR A RESTATEMENT | QUESTIONS

QUESTION/RESPONSE

Q13 Did Our First Parents Continue In Their Created State?

A13 No, left to choose freely they ate the forbidden fruit and they fell, they sinned. REPEAT

Ecclesiastes 7:29 ““See, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.””

Adam and Eve were our first parents, Q10 tells us that God made people special, only male and female, in His own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness with dominion over all Creation. He gave us everything we needed and they, our parents, of their own free will fell from this state. They disobeyed the one restriction that God had placed on them and they fell from fellowship with God - they sinned. No longer could they enjoy paradise with their Maker. THIS IS A TRAGEDY

At the moment that they bit into the fruit, they died spiritually and their bodies began to die. At the moment they took the fruit then Creation which they were entrusted with was subjected to slavery, to futility, to corruption (Romans 8.20-22 and has been enslaved from then until now). Adam and Eve now they are scared - that had never happened before. Now there was a barrier to communion… They disobeyed and they knew it… This is horrible news. That is what sin does… We think that sin is a little thing and we are so wrong. We think it is little because like Adam and Eve we do not believe God.

Have you ever sinned against someone you love. What happened to you? Have you ever sinned against a friend or a parent and all of a sudden it is hard to be around each other? WAIT

Can I tell you some good news? Romans 5:18–19 “So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were appointed sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed righteous.” DRAW THIS OUT UNTIL 7:30pm

What is that talking about… Who knows?

SO WHAT? ASK WHY ANY OF THIS MATTERS AT ALL

We live in the aftermath of Adam and Eve’s choice… They chose to disobey God - we should trust God because He tells us the truth - if He warns about danger we should believe Him and He does warn us in His Word of the dangers of sin.

We should know that God loves us immeasurably - He has provided everything that we needed - even now He has not abandoned us He has supplied a Savior to redeem us from sin

QUESTIONS

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SING TO GOD

#54 My Tribute | #56 To God Be the Glory | #143 This is My Father’s World | #184 Thy Word | #185 Jesus Loves Me

#270 Joy to the World | #340 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus | #343 Amazing Grace | #492 At Calvary

#575 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms | #576 The Steadfast Love of the Lord

#586 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands | #708 Behold, What Manner of Love

#745 Rejoice in the Lord Always

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230607: Q1 What is the purpose of people? A1 The purpose of people is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever!

Psalm 37.4 “Delight yourself in Yahweh; And He will give you the desires of your heart.”

230614: Q2 Where does God explain His purpose for people? A2 God Explains His Purpose For People In Scripture.

2 Tim 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,”

230621: Q3 What do the Scriptures teach? A3 The Scriptures teach what people are to believe and do

John 3:16 ““For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

Luke 10:27 “And he answered and said, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.””

230628 Q4 What is God? A4 God is the only eternal Spirit, holy, unchanging and entirely good and just

John 4:24 ““God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.””

Exodus 34.6-7 “Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and called out, “Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.””

230705 Q5 How Many Gods Are There? A5 There is only one God

Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one!”

230716 Q6 How Many Persons in the Godhead? A6 There are three persons in the Godhead, Father, Son and Spirit. These three are one God; same in essence, equal in power and glory

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,”

230726 Q7 What are the decrees of God? A7 The decrees of God are His eternal purpose according to the counsel of His own will, whereby - for His own glory - He has foreordained whatever comes to pass

Romans 11:36 “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.”

230802 Q8 How does God execute His decrees? A8 God executes His decrees in the works of creation and providence

Revelation 4:11 ““Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.””

230809 Q9 What is the Work of Creation? A9 The work of Creation is God’s making all things from nothing, by the Word of His power in six days and all very good

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

230823 Q10 How did God create people? A10 God created people only male and female, in His own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness with dominion over all Creation.

Genesis 1:27-28 “And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.””

231011 Q11 What are God’ s works of providence? A11 God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

231018 Q12 What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created? A12 When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death.

Genesis 2:17 “but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.””

231025 Q13 Did Our First Parents Continue In Their Created State? A13 No, left to choose freely they ate the forbidden fruit and they fell, they sinned.

Ecclesiastes 7:29 ““See, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.””

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