Firm Foundations

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Firm Foundations

• Lesson 10
• Adam and Eve Disobeyed God
• Memory verse Psalm 119160

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Introduction

• Where did God place Adam after He created Him?
• What two very important trees did God also place
  in the garden of Eden?
• God told Adam that he must not eat of the fruit
  of which tree?
• What did God say would happen to man if he
  disobeyed and ate the fruit of the tree of the
  knowledge of good and evil?

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Introduction (continued)

• What did God mean when He said that man would
  die?
• Whom did God create for Adam after He placed Adam
  in the garden of Eden?
• Why did God create Eve?

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Life in the Garden of Eden

• Life was perfect
• They had everything they needed
• God was their friend
• They had perfect friendship with each other
• What about Satan?
• He knew about Gods warning to Adam
• He hated God, wanted to destroy man
• Satan planned to deceive Eve

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Satan deceived Eve

• Genesis 31
• That was no snake!
• Satan is a deceiver
• He didnt tell Eve who he really was
• John 844
• Satan can appear as an angel of light

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Satan still deceives people

• Satan is still trying to deceive and destroy
  people.
• He disguises himself in clever ways
• He speaks right into peoples minds
• He uses his angels too
• He doesnt want anyone to believe in God
• He puts ideas in our minds, like Why should I
  believe the Bible?
• He lies to us and tricks us

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Satan still deceives people (cont.)

• He makes evil look like good
• He wants to destroy us
• His lies are anything that
• Tells you to rebel against authority
• Predicts the future
• Makes evil seem good or good evil
• Denies God or the truth of the Bible

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Satan tempted and deceived Eve

• Genesis 31
• Why did Satan ask Eve this question?
• Genesis 32,3
• Satan had already confused Eve
• Her answer was not what God had said
• Gods command was for both Adam and Eve
• Genesis 34,5
• Satan was calling God a liar
• Satan is really the liar
• What was behind Satans lie?
• Here is the truth God made us to be guided by
  His Word!

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Eve ate and also gave the fruit to Adam

• Genesis 36
• Satan deceived Eve
• Adam disobeyed too
• Did God have the right to rule over Adam?
• Does God have the right to tell us what to do?

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Adam and Eves sin separated them from God

• Genesis 37,8
• What did God say would happen if they ate of the
  wrong tree?
• What did God mean by die?
• Why did their sin separate them from God?
• Isaiah 592
• Romans 623

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Signs of Separation from God

• Signs of separation
• Their attitude toward their bodies changed
  immediately
• They tried to provide their own needs
• God does not accept us based on our appearance
• I Samuel 167
• Sin brings fear and shame makes people turn
  away from God
• Had they been warned of what would happen if they
  sinned?
• Were they able to hide from God?

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Conclusion
Truth

• This is a true story
• God always tells the truth
• Satan is a liar

Lies