Genesis 5:1-32

I. CREATED AND BLESSED BY GOD (v. 1-2)

A. IN THE LIKENESS OF GOD

1. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HAVE SPIRITUAL COMMUNION WITH GOD

2. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO LOVE

B. GOD’S BLESSING

1. THE STAIN OF SIN CAN BE WASHED AWAY

2. BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY

II. A DARK CLOUD OF SIN AND DEATH (v. 3-20; 25-32)

A. WE HAVE AN INHERITED SINFUL NATURE (v. 3)

1. "ALL HAVE SINNED”

2. "IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE NOT SINNED...”

B. DEATH IS UNIVERSAL

1. ROMANS 5:12

2. IT IS APPOINTED FOR MAN TO DIE

III. OUR BRIGHT HOPE IN THE LORD (v. 21-24)

A. WALKED WITH GOD

1. LIVE BY FAITH

2. PURSUE GODLINESS

3. WALK IN AGREEMENT

B. TAKEN BY GOD