The Gospel Story: The Nemesis

What Makes a Story a Good One?

What’s the logical context (location/background) of the story?

What’s the problem? Nemesis?

What’s are the precedents, regulations, challenges, and difficulties of the story?

Who’s the hero of the story?

What’s the climax and happy ending of the story?

God gave Adam and Eve everything for them to enjoy with one law and warned them of the consequences.

Genesis 2:15–17 ESV

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Genesis 2:15-17

1 Peter 5:8 ESV

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:8

Satan & His Dangerous Schemes

Murderer and Father of Lies () Master of Disguise - Looks like light () Ruler of this world ()

Tempter ()

Not live and be satisfied in God’s words.

To Question and Test God

Not to Worship and Serve God

Dragon, Servant, Deceiver of the whole world ()

Genesis 3:1–7 ESV

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.

The Nemesis Twisted God’s Word

Questioned God’s Word

Enticed with the idea that “Self Reliance” and autonomy from God was better than him.

“The tree is symbolic for asserting yourself, being self reliant, so you prove what is good and evil for yourself without consulting God.” - John Piper

Humanity & Our Dangerous State

Morally Evil - Indwelling sin, no good thing in the flesh

Lost Relationship - Without God

Eternally Dead -

Inability to obey or please God -

Love of the World -

What’s the Point?

The nemesis to this great story is Satan and he is very dangerous, but an even bigger problem is humanity has joined his team.

We’ve Got a Problem!

We must be on guard!!

We need a hero!!!