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Will The Real Gospel Please Stand Up Part 3

EXPOSED… The Truth About The Ultimate Lie

Point of Tension: What in the world is wrong with the world???

What Is The Lie?

The Lie: I can be complete/ right/ righteous/ completely whole and fully empowered inside of heaven’s abundant life without God.

Gen 2:16-17 The Temptation

Gen 3:1-11 The Fall

One lie wrapped up into 4 parts

If you partake of the knowledge of good and evil...

1.You Will Not Die — You will not lose abundant life — Loving being you

If I live without believing, I can still be a good person.What is death.... Walking zombie...Broken, paycheck to paycheck, fear and anxiety

2. Your Eyes Will Be Opened — Epiphany—See what will make you happy

There is wisdom and knowledge out there that can tap you into a supernatural life without submitting to God.

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You Will Be Just Like God / You will be able to make your own decisions

You are god...You can do it your own way… you will be happier...You can trust in yourself… Don’t trust in anyone else...?????How many of you made decisions that brought brought you to your Knees or put you into a hole and if it wasn’t for God … you wouldn’t be here right now.???

4.

You Will Know Good And Evil/ You will know the secrets of life and power that God hid from you.

If you know enough you will be able to do it right enough to feel right about yourself Looking at knowledge as a way to be happy, healthy and safeKnowledge that makes you live in the fear that keeps you from:Praying over your co-workerStarting that businessWriting that book… etc.

1. Did They Die?

Are you living dead?Real death is separation from the source of life--God

Gen 3:22-23 Banish from the garden and the tree of life

Isa 59:2 Your sin has separated you from God

Rom 5:12 Sin entered the world through one man and death through sin

Rom 8:1-2 Law of sin and death/Condemnation

2Cor 3:6-11 Letter kills, / Ministry that brought death which was engraved in letters on stone

2. Were Their Eyes Opened?

Gen 3:7 Eyes were opened and now they realized they were naked (coming up short/ Incomplete)

Rev 3:17 I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing

(Self reliant)But do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and nakedDid They Become Just Like God? Yes / No!

Where have you become your own God....???

Gen 3:22 Man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.

They became like God in that they knew good and evil but unlike him in the area of being able to be right by that knowing.There is nothing inherently wrong with gasoline but is destructive if put in a diesel car

Did They Receive the Knowledge of Good and Evil?

Yes!Gen 3:22 Man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.

The Truth About The Ultimate Lie

1.

The Ultimate Lie Is The Cause Of All Sin And Therefore All Death

Rom 5:12 Sin entered the world through one man and death through sin

Rom 8:1-2 Law of sin and death

2Cor 3:6-11 Letter kills, / Ministry that brought death which was engraved in letters on stone

2. The Ultimate Lie Makes Us Slaves To Self And Condemnation

Jn 6:63 The Spirit gives life, the flesh counts for nothing

Gal 3:3 Are you trying to attain your goal by human effort?

3. The Ultimate Lie Is The Opposite Of Love

Why?

Because the law is about self… Love is about others and giving.

Jn 5:37-42 Study the scriptures diligently but do not have the love of God in your hearts

4. The Ultimate Lie Is The Opposite Of Faith

Heb 11:6 Without faith we cannot please God

Gal 3:12 The law is based on human effort, not faith

Faith releases miracles

Mark 9:23 Everything is possible for him who believes (Man with demon-possessed son)

James 5:14-15 Prayer offered in faith make the sick person well.

Luke 17:19 Your faith has made you well (10 lepers)

Lk 8:48 Your faith has healed you (Woman with issue of blood)

Lk 18:42 Your faith has healed you (Blind Beggar)

Take Home Truths

1. Have you bought into the lie of all lies???

2. Are you living in the only thing God never wanted you to have and the only thing satan wanted you to have?

3. Are you believing that you can go without prayer, worship and bible reading and still live in the amazing life God has intended for you.

4. Are you believing that you can fulfill your deepest needs and longings through people, ministry, hobbies, sports, movies, media, business and financial gain.

5. Are you believing that you can be right or righteous if you do the right things, (a life wrapped up in me and my works) without genuinely believing God

6. Are you living outside of believing God and living intimate with him

Your Response To Truth

1. Are you willing to confront the reality of your wrong relationship with the law?

2. Are you willing to surrender to God’s way of making you right/complete?

3. Are you willing to begin a new life of getting your life (that which makes you enjoy you being you) from believing God and living in him?

NEXT WEEK!

Our Sacred/Damaged Conscience

Delivered from a sin consciousness