Self Control Or Sin

Scripture Reading

Genesis 4:6 “So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?”

Genesis 4:7 “If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.””

Intro

The Loss Of Self Control Began In Heaven

The Devil Was Kicked Out Of Heaven

Luke 10:18 “And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”

The Angels Were Kicked Out With The Devil

Jude 6 “And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;”

Adam And Eve Was Made In The Image of God

Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

Genesis 1:28 “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.””

Genesis 1:31 “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

Genesis 2:21 “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.”

Genesis 2:22 “Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.”

Serpen Lost Self Control

Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?””

Genesis 3:2 “And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;”

Genesis 3:3 “but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ””

Genesis 3:4 “Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.”

Genesis 3:5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.””

The Woman Lost Self Control

Genesis 3:6 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.”

Adam Lost Self Control

Genesis 3:7 “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.”

Adam And Eve Lost Self Control

Genesis 3:8 “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.”

Genesis 3:9 “Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?””

Genesis 3:10 “So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.””

Genesis 3:11 “And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?””

Genesis 3:12 “Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.””

Genesis 3:13 “And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.””

Genesis 3:14 “So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.”

The Brother

Genesis 4:1 “Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.””

The Worker

Genesis 4:2 “Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”

The Worshiper Had No Reverence For God

Genesis 4:3 “And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.”

Genesis 4:4 “Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,”

Cain Had Self Control

Self Control for a Christian Is Living by faith in God and having a right relationship with God.

Hebrews 11:4 “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.”

Cain Had No Self Control

Genesis 4:5 “but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.”

Coming to worship is not the indicator of Godliness

Genesis 4:6 “So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?”

Cain Had Given Place To The Devil

Ephesians 4:26 ““Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,”

Ephesians 4:27 “nor give place to the devil.”

Cain Lost Self Control

Genesis 4:7 “If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at `the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.””

The Murderer Cain Lost Self Control

Genesis 4:8 “Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.”

Genesis 4:9 “Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?””

Genesis 4:10 “And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.”

The Wanderer

Genesis 4:11 “So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.”

Genesis 4:12 “When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive

and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.””

No Repentance, Just A Pity Party

Genesis 4:13 “And Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!”

Genesis 4:14 “Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.””

God’s Mercy

Genesis 4:15 “And the Lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.”

The Builder

Genesis 4:16 “Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.”

Genesis 4:17 “And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Enoch.”

Genesis 4:18 “To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.”

Genesis 4:19 “Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.”

Genesis 4:20 “And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.”

Genesis 4:21 “His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.”

Genesis 4:22 “And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.”

Genesis 4:23 “Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech! For I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for hurting me.”

Genesis 4:24 “If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.””

Genesis 4:25 “And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.””

Genesis 4:26 “And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.”

Cain’s Lineage and Seth’s Lineage

Genesis 6:1 “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,”