TGP Unit 1| Session 3: Where Are You?

Introduction: Getting Caught

Q. How does it feel to get caught doing something wrong?

Q. What’s the best way to handle a situation like this?

Q. Do you think God is just waiting to catch us in our sin? Why or why not?

Our desire to hide

God’s omniscience & mercy

Main Point: God shows us mercy in our shame.

Sin leads to shame and separation

Genesis 3:7–11; 16-19.

Eyes opened

“Like God”

“Knew” = Shame

Hiding from God “among the trees””

At the scene of the crime

God’s question

A rhetorical, merciful question (giving them a chance)

Woman’s punishment:

Labor pains

Rule of Husband

Men’s punishment:

The ground

Cursed

You will eat from it through painful labor

You will return to the ground

Q. How do you react when you’re caught doing something wrong?

Running away

Blaming others

Found = mercy = restoration

Q. In what ways do you try to cover up or make excuses for your sin?

Church attendance & good works

Can’t fix

Q. What does God’s response to Adam and Eve’s sin reveal about His nature?

God’s first question isn’t “what have you done,” it’s “where are you?”

God’s heart = drawing us into light

No hiding

God shoes us mercy when we sin

Genesis 3:20-24.

God makes clothing and clothes them

Banned from Garden

Q. What would’ve happened if Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree of life? How was exile from Eden actually merciful?

Forever fallen state

Reunite in Heaven

Q. When have you struggled with viewing the consequences of sin as too harsh?

OT examples

Downplayed

Sin demands sacrifice

Sin lightly = Jesus lightly

Consequences, but eternal security

Wrap-Up: How does God making Adam and Eve’s clothing with his own hands affect your understanding of Him?

Didn’t leave them alone

God isn’t mean

Clothed