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There is no easy road or path to take that will soften the topic or make our next area of Scripture for study more palatable.
This evening, we dive into Genesis 3… the chapter that speaks of the fall of man.
We know the world suffers from a universal sin problem.
First… what is sin?
How would you define the word sin?
Defined, sin is lawlessness or transgression of God’s will, either by:
Omitting to do what God’s law requires
Doing what it forbids.
Is sin limited to action?
Sin can occur in thought, through spoken word, or through action or deed.
Second, we know of sin because all have sinned.
We know what comes with sin because sin is a universal problem.
Mankind was created without sin by the God who is holy and cannot sin.
SIN WAS NEVER A PART OF GOD’S DESIGN.
Romans 3:23 declares all of sinned, but it also makes clear we were not meant for sin.
Third, Sin in not represented in the Bible as the absence of good, or as an illusion that stems from our human limitations.
Sin is portrayed in the Bible as a REAL and POSITIVE evil.
Sin is a present evil that brings destruction to our lives.
Sin is more than unwise, inexpedient, catastrophic, behavior that produces sorrow and distress.
SIN IS REBELLION against God’s law - the standard of righteousness.
So what in the world happened?
How did sin become a reality within the creation that God declared to be good?
Did God mess up?
Did He implant a flaw within His creation that allowed for this happen?
The answer to this question is no.
And the reality is… God created this world with perfection.
Unfortunately, there exists a very real enemy who came on the scene and led Adam and Eve away from God’s perfect creation.
God’s creation was perfect.
God Himself declared that all was good after He made it.
God’s Word to humankind was perfect.
God had given Adam clear instruction regarding his liberties within the garden.
God’s love for humankind was… perfect.
In giving them the choice to obey or disobey, God gave humankind the ability to choose to love Him or… reject Him.
God gave us free will… a subject we will tackle next week.
He did not create us to be mindless, heartless robots.
God gave us the ability to choose… even when He knew what the outcome would be.
God does not control our choices… but He knows what those choices will be.
Paused until next week…
Tonight we unpack the details found in the first 7 verses of Genesis 3.
These verses record the events that triggered the fall, and brought us to where we are today.
What I want us to see is… the enemy that was present then… is the same enemy that is present now.
The enemy that was present then is still on the hunt… and he is looking to bring harm to as many people as he can.
And his goal might surprise you...
Yes… the enemy attacks the people of God on a daily basis… but do we know who it is that Satan is ultimately wanting to attack?
God.
Satan’s attack in the Garden was an attack on God the Father.
Satan tried to hit God in a round about way through bringing destruction to what God had created
But God… in His infinite wisdom, power, and authority, countered with a plan of redemption that would forever seal the fate of the devil.
Satan’s days… are truly numbered!
The Deception
Genesis 3 opens up with the introduction of a new character to the story.
No animal had been singled out yet in Scripture… and we know that the character presented is more than meets the eye.
Take note of something interesting… who does the Bible identify as the One who made the serpent?
God created the serpent.
The serpent is identified as “more crafty” than any of the other wild animals.
Genesis tells us who created the bodily form of the serpent… but this was more than just your average animal.
We know that the devil was on the scene.
Scriptures such as Revelation 12:9 identify the true nature of the serpent.
Isn’t it interesting that in the beginning, the devil is identified as a serpent, and in the end, he is identified as the same?
Next, what did the serpent do?
He comes on the scene with the intent to make God look like… the bad guy.
“Gasp!
Are you telling me that God is not letting you eat from any tree in the garden??? What kind of “loving God” would do such a thing?”
Satan… exaggerates.
He expands on what was truly said for shock factor.
He dramatizes the situation and works to open a door of incorrect thought in the mind of Eve.
And Eve… took the bait.
Look at her response in Genesis 3:2-3
Eve corrected one exaggeration… but did as the enemy led her to do.
She added to the command as she began to walk down the “path of thought” the enemy was leading her to.
God NEVER said “touch it and die.”
God said in Genesis 2:17 “when you EAT from it you will certainly die.”
And thus the deceptive process took hold.
Eve had just put words in the mouth of God.
Her perspective of God had just changed a bit… and it was enough to open the door for the enemy’s next move.
“Touch the tree or eat from the tree, pastor, what is the big deal?
This seems superficial.”
And that is EXACTLY what the enemy want us to think!!!
The enemy will do all he can to subtly plant a seed of deception in your mind.
One false statement led to another which opened the door for the devil to pounce.
The devil influenced Eve to question God’s motives and the damage was done.
And look at one more thing the enemy did here.
Did the enemy entice Eve to touch the tree?
Why did he tempt her to eat from the tree?
Because eating the fruit was sin.
God’s command would be broken through eating the fruit, not touching the tree.
Once a seed of DECEPTION takes root, the DISTRACTION from the truth begins to grow.
People today make a habit of doing what Eve did while under the influence of the enemy.
Satan wants the world to see God as the bad guy… as the guy who is withholding something good from us! Yet, this could not be further from the truth!
The Distraction
What happens next is something we are all too familiar with.
The temptation is now alive and strong in the heart of Eve and Scripture shows us that temptation in motion.
The deception had taken hold.
Before this conversation took place, I doubt very much that Adam and Eve had ever thought about breaking God’s command.
But now they are seeing the tree in a different way… now they are dealing with the distraction of temptation and verse 6 gives us the details.
The tree was physically appealing.
Scripture says it was good for food.
The fruit of the tree was abundant!!
The deception plus the distraction leads to questions like “There is so much fruit… why won’t God let me have some?”
The fruit of the tree looked delicious… it was pleasing to the eye!
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