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Honest to God

Honest to God. Covered by the Cross Not Fig Leaves. Genesis 2:18-3:21. God desires an intimate relationship with you….. So stop gathering fig leaves!. God desires an intimate relationship. Intimacy Before the Fall (Gen 2:18-25) Intimacy After the Fall (Gen 3:1-11)

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Honest to God

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  1. Honest to God Covered by the Cross Not Fig Leaves

  2. Genesis 2:18-3:21 God desires an intimate relationship with you….. So stop gathering fig leaves!

  3. God desires an intimate relationship • Intimacy Before the Fall (Gen 2:18-25) • Intimacy After the Fall (Gen 3:1-11) • Intimacy After the Cross (Gen 3:12-21) • Intimacy Busters - Fig Leaves • Team Work – Enabling • Presence of God • The First Sins – Hiding & Blaming • Covering – Mine or His • Sons or Orphans • A Game of Christian Tag • Restoration through the Cross

  4. Intimacy Before the FallGenesis 2:18-25 • Naked • Physical • Emotional • Spiritual • Unashamed • No emotional distress • Unarmored • No stuff between man and God

  5. Intimacy Before the Fall • Intimacy with God • Naming Animals with God • Doing vs Being • Doing with God not Doing for God • Romans 12:1-2 • Intimacy with Spouse • God did not intend to complete Adam (Gen 2:18) • “Suitable Helper” = an Equal Opposite

  6. Intimacy After the FallGenesis 3:1-11 • Eyes Opened: They knew of something different • Knew they were naked • Weakness • Need • Humiliation • Shame – emotional distress • Couple hid and covered together • First sins after the Fall • Covering/Secrecy • Blame Game • more later

  7. Intimacy After the Fall • Fig Leaves • Covering • Armor/Protection • Cheap substitute • Persona • Settle for 2-Dimensional Intimacy (2D vs 3D) • Presence of God • What makes me uncomfortable when God comes • Self protection in a sinful world • Meeting own needs due to fear that God would not.

  8. Intimacy After the CrossGenesis 3:12-21 • The Curse • Can’t go back into the garden • The Cross • No More Shame • Christ bore my shame

  9. Intimacy After the Cross • The Covering • Man’s covering • Fig Leaves • God’s covering • Messiah (v15) • Sacrifice (v21) • God provides the protection/covering • Psa 18:1-3 – God is deliverer, rock, refuge, strength… • Eph 6:10ff - Armor of God

  10. What are your fig leaves? Work Busyness Blame shifting Hiding/covering up Religion/Legalism Denial Rationalizing More fig leaves Money Eating Sleep Avoidance Defensiveness Intimacy Busters - Fig Leaves

  11. Team Work – Enabling • God’s intention for couples • Gen 2:18 • Gen 2:22-25 • Covered together (Gen 3:7) • Hid together (Gen 3:8) • Codependency • What happens when one stops the game? The secrecy?

  12. Presence of GodGenesis 3:8 • Old Testament • Num 32:32 • Deut 14:23 • The Bread of the Presence • Exodus 25:30 • Lev 24:5-9 • 1 Kings 7:48

  13. Presence of God • New Testament • Acts 2:25 • Acts 3:19 • 2 Thess 1:9 • James 4:10

  14. The First Sins – Hiding & Blaming • Hiding • Secrecy does the damage • Sin management • David’s sin • Blaming • How can I confess what I do not own?

  15. Covering – Mine or His • Christ’s Righteousness • Man’s Filthy Rags • Matt 23:28,29; 25:37ff • Matt 9:13; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32 • Gal 3:11

  16. Sons of God or OrphansGalatians • A Different Gospel 1:6-9 • Our Liberty 2:4; 5:1 • Confrontation Chap 2 • Cross or Circumcision 2:15-21 • Confused & Foolish 3:1-3 • Christ Righteousness 3:6ff, 13f

  17. Sons of God or OrphansGalatians • The Law - A Tutor 3:15-25 • Children Clothed in Christ 3:26ff • Children of God vs Orphans Chap 4 • It Was for Freedom Chap 5 • Spirit vs Flesh • One Anothering Chap 6

  18. A Game of Christian Tag • Running in sin • Tag the Cross • Running from sin • Clinging to the Cross • Receiving & Resting in Christ

  19. Restoration through the Cross • The Cross gives us the freedom to learn from our sin • The utility in sin • Working for God • False sense of Security • False sense of Salvation • False sense of Sanctification • Working with God • Working out my salvation (Phi 2:12)

  20. Restoration through the Cross • Intervention • Before – Prevention • During – Fire Escape (1 Cor 10:13) • After – Day After Work/Restoration

  21. Living It: More than Learning It

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