In the Beginning: Hebrews

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The Formless Void
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Creation
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The Garden of Eden
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Adam Eve
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Temptation
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The Fall
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Genesis 34-5 The Fall

• The serpent asks Eve a question meant to trick
  her. He lies to her.
• He cannot force her to do evil.

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Genesis 34-5 The Fall

• All Sin begins with a lie.
• Eve doesnt truly understand Gods Word
• Satan tricks her and lies about Gods word.

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Genesis 34-5 The Fall

• Satan tells Eve that if she eats the fruit she
  will be like God.
• She already was like God.

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Genesis 34-5 The Fall

• Adam Eves sin is that they were trying to be
  like God without God.

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Genesis 34-5 The Fall

• Satan tempts us with promises of things that we
  want that will make us happy
• but he cannot give to us.

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Genesis 36-7 The Fall

• We have everything that we need from God
• God wants us to have everything that we need

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Genesis 36-7 The Fall

• Effect of sin is shame, then hiding
• We hide the truth about ourselves from those we
  love.

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Genesis 36-7 The Fall

• Adam Eve no longer have an open honest
  relationship with God
• Adam turns on Eve by blaming her

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Genesis 36-7 The Fall

• Adam Eves relationship is broken
• The effect of sin is that it breaks relationships
  and causes suffering

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Genesis 36-7 The Fall

• Sin can never make us happy.
• It destroys relationships which bring us
  happiness.

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Genesis 314-19 The Fall

• Punishments are meant to show that there are
  consequences to our sins
• The ultimate consequence of sin is death.

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Genesis 314-19 The Fall

• Separation from God brings death
• The story explains why there is suffering and
  death in the world

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Genesis 34-5 The Fall

• Psalm 36
• Sin directs the heart of the wicked
• They live with delusion

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Genesis 37-11 The Fall

• Forgiving sin is easy for God to do.
• But when we hide, we deny ourselves His
  forgiveness.

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Genesis 313 The Fall

• We cant hide from God
• Adam blames Eve
• Eve blames the serpent.
• God knows the truth

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Genesis 313 The Fall

• When we deny our sins, we deny God the chance to
  show His love for us.

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Genesis 37-11 The Fall

• Psalm 32
• Happy the sinner whose fault is forgiven.

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Genesis 322-24 The Fall

• Man and Woman is banished from Eden so they dont
  eat from the tree of life and live forever.

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Genesis 322-24 The Fall

• So they dont live forever apart from the love of
  God.

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Genesis 322-24 The Fall

• In Revelation, Men and Women are allowed to eat
  from the tree of life and live forever. The tree
  of life is Jesus. (Rev. 27)

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Genesis 322-24 The Fall

• The banishment and subsequent suffering shows
  that in the garden with God we are protected and
  cared for.

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Genesis 322-24 The Fall

• Separated from God we experience suffering,
  hardship and death.
• Psalm 27
• The Lord is my refuge

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Genesis 41 Cain Abel

• God helps Eve give birth to Cain
• Humans participate in the creation of humankind
  along with God

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Genesis 44 Cain Abel

• God looks with favor on Abels offering. He
  gives his best back to God.
• Cain doesnt give his best back to God

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Genesis 49 Cain Abel

• Am I my brothers keeper
• We are responsible for our neighbor. The
  consequences are grave.

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Genesis 4 Cain Abel

• God makes us master of sin. Grace is sufficient
• Sin is trying to be like God without God.