The nature and consequences of SIN.

1. The nature and consequences of SIN. • Gen 3-4, Romans 1:18-31

2. SIN Rebellion Wrath of God—lets go Idol worship Bondage-Social ,personal disintegration

3. Caring slasher? Uncaring slasher Moral Decay Individualism Parental neglect Dr Delilahs Slashers..Dr Gershina UKM

6. Genesis 3

7. LOOK AT GENESIS 2

8. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die What are your observations

9. Doubt..Mocking "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden '?" Unreasonable-loose perspective "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; Gen 2:16

10. Genesis 3:2-3 2 The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" " Betrays her feelings that God might be unreasonable

11. LIE • Genesis 3:4 4 The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die! • Genesis 3:5 5 "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." TRUTH

12. Literal knowledge of good and evil (how can this be wrong?) • Experiential knowledge of good and evil (how can God experience evil?) • Idiom of speech

13. Knowledge of Good and Evil • Genesis 31:24 24 God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad." • Genesis 24:50 50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The matter comes from the LORD; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.

14. The whole array of senses involved.Deliberate and Reasoned • 6 When the woman saw that the tree • was good for food, • and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, • she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Lust of flesh Lust of the eyes Boastful pride of life Raynald III

15. she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 1 Timothy 2:14 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

16. Core of the Sin • Failure to believe that God has their best interests as heart

17. Guilt and Shame Genesis 3:7 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.

18. Genesis 3:8 • 8 They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

19. Willful -Deliberate ActionRebellionUnrepentant Betrayal The nature of man’s sin

20. SIN - HATA, heb amartia- greek • Missing the mark • of glorifying and growing closer to God.

21. SIN –PESH (heb) • Breach of covenant • Break peaceful relations btw two parties

22. SIN Deliberate, unrepentant ,refusal to live under God’s rule Rebellion Wrath of God

23. Romans 1:18 • For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. Why

24. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. What truth?

25. The Truth • For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

28. Love Wrath “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

29. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. Not against us but against what we have done

35. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. • John 3:16

36. Suppressing what truth?

37. Existence of God • For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

38. March Tullius Cicero • "When one examines the heavens and the earth one cannot but believe that some god or higher power is responsible for such a magnificent, intricately designed and enormous structure"

39. Plato Aristotle

43. SIN Rebellion Wrath of God—lets go Idol worship

44. Consequences of sin • For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Counterfeit gods

48. We're a nation of fat, sad drinkers, survey findsThe Age 14/9/11 • 60% of Australians were overweight according to BMI but did not admit it

49. Martin Luther • "whatever your heart clings to and relies upon, that is your God; trust and faith of the heart alone make both God and idol."

50. Whatever controls us is our Lord. The person who seeks power is controlled by power. The person who seeks acceptance is controlled by acceptance. We do not control ourselves. We are controlled by the Lord of our lives • Rebecca Pippert ..Out of the Saltshaker