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FALL OF MAN
(Anthropology: Doctrine Of Man)
1. Man Is Born In Innocence
a. Adam & Eve Were Created In Innocence
Genesis 3:5, 22 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
b. They Were Not Ashamed
Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
c. Their Eyes Were Opened
Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
2. The Main Problem With Man Is The Mouth
a. They Ate The Fruit
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
b. Everything A Man Work For Is For His Mouth
Ecclesiastes 6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
c. Whatever Our Hearts Feel In Sin It Comes Out From The Mouth
Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
d. Death And Life Are In The Power Of The Tongue
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
3. Man Is Born With Immature Nature
a. They Tend To Put Something In Their Mouth
Genesis 2:16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
* Parents usually tell their babies not to put things into their mouth
b. They Blame Someone Else
Genesis 3:11-13 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
SECTION 2: SATANIC TENDANCY OF MAN
1. Positivity
a. Men Have The Tendency To Love Positivity Like Satan
Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
* Men have the tendency to love positivity
b. The Devil Likes The Word Yes
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
c. The Devil Likes To Get Rid Of Negativity
Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
d. The Devil Likes To Make Sin So Positive
Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
2. Critiquing The Word Of God
a. They Question What God Said
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
b. They Subtract From The Word Of God
Genesis 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
* Freely eat
c. They Add To The Word Of God
Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Genesis 2:16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
* neither shall ye touch it
d. They Change The Word Of God
Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Genesis 2:16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
* lest ye die vs surely die
SECTION 3: TEMPTATION OF MAN
1. Satan Will Use Something Beautiful To Attract Our Attention
a. Serpent Was More Subtil Than Any Beast
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
b. Satan Transformed Into An Angel Of Light
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
c. We Are To Control Our Eyes
Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2. Temptation Is Strong And Sin Is Appealing When When We Are Alone
a. Satan Tempted Eve When Adam Was Away
Genesis 3:1-4 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
b. Satan Tempted Jesus When He Was Alone
Matthew 4:1-3 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
c. When Satan Left, Jesus Were Accompanied By Angels
Matthew 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
* Christians don't get tempted to sin when they are around other christians
* There are strength in numbers
3. Temptation Is Strong When We Are Close To Sin
a. Satan Tempted Eve When She Was Close To The Tree
Genesis 3:1-6 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
4. We Are To Flee From Lust
2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
* The lust for the flesh is too powerful
* Don't underestimate the lust of our flesh
5. The Devil Will Weaken The Word Of God Even When We Quote Scriptures
a. Satan Weaken The Word Of God Against Eve
Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
b. Satan Weaken The Word Of God Against Jesus
Luke 4:8-13 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
19 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
6. The Temptation Ends When The Devil Ends
Luke 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
* The devil leaves when his temptations ends
7. Temptation Comes In 3 Forms
1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
a. Lust of flesh = the woman saw that the tree was good for food
b. Lust of the eyes = it was pleasant to the eyes
c. Pride of life = a tree to be desired to make one wise
SECTION 4: SUPERIORITY OF MAN
1. Men Are Superior To Women
1 Timothy 2:13-14 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
* Eve was tricked to eat the forbidden fruit, not Adam.
* Adam was not deceived
* Adam ate the fruit because he loved her (his wife gave it to him)
2. Sin Came Through The World Through Adam
Romans 5:12, 19 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
* Adam took all the responsibility
* The woman is not responsible for the reproduction of the seed. The woman is a carrier of the seed but the man is the producer of the seed
3. The Woman Is Of The Man
1 Corinthians 11:8-9 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
* That's why man takes all the responsibility
4. The Woman Was Called Adam
Genesis 3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
* The woman was called Eve, after she was kicked out of the garden
* During the time at the Garden Of Eden, her name was Adam
5. Woman Is Cursed To Be Under The Subjection Of Man
Genesis 3:16-17 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
* thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
* Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree
* The main reason we are in the mess today is because the man, Adam listened to the woman, Eve and ate the fruit
SECTION 5: DELIVERER FOR MAN (THERE IS HOPE)
1. GOD PROMISED US A DELIVER THAT IS JESUS CHRIST
a. God Promised Them Satan Will Eat Dust And They Will Have A Seed Who Will Bruise The Serpents Head
Genesis 3:14-15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
b. When Will That Happen?
(i) Jesus Will Bruise Satan And Satan Shall Eat Dust At The New Heaven And New Earth
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Isaiah 65:17, 25 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
* I create new heavens and a new earth
* the God of peace shall bruise Satan
* dust shall be the serpent's meat
2. SATAN TRIES TO CORRUPT THE SEED OF MAN
a. Satan Had His Angels Intermingle With The Seed Of Man To Corrupt It
Genesis 6:1-2, 4-7 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
b. Satan Used Pharaoh To Wipe Out All The Children Of Israel
Exodus 1:15-16 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
* Because he knows that the next generation will produce Jesus Christ
c. Satan Used Haman To Kill Every Single Jewish Nation By The Persian Empire
Esther 3:6, 12-13 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
* Persian empire was in control over the world that time
d. Satan Used Herod To Kill Every Single Baby When Jesus Was Born
Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
e. Satan Tried To Make Jesus Commit Suicide
Luke 4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
f. Satan Tried To Make Jesus Die On Calvary
Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
* Jesus raised Himself from the dead after that
3. DELIVERANCE OF THE SPIRIT: SPIRITUAL DEATH
a. Adam And Eve Were Doomed For A Spiritual Death
Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
* Noticed after they ate the fruit they did not die immediately
* Scholars will claim the bible has an error because they did not die
b. This Shows Its A Spiritual Death, Not The Body
Romans 7:6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and
not in the oldness of the letter.
c. Christ Delivered And Solved That Spiritual Death Problem By Salvation
Ephesians 2:1, 4-5 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
4. DELIVERANCE OF THE BODY: PHYSICAL DEATH
a. Adam And Eve Were Doomed For A Physical Death
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
b. Christ Delivered And Solved That Physical Death Problem By Salvation
1 Corinthians 15:16-18 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
* Because he raised himself from the dead, one day, we will will also rise from the dead at the rapture and go to heaven
5. DELIVERANCE OF THE SOUL: ETERNAL DEATH
a. Adam And Eve Were Doomed For An Eternal Death
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
b. Christ Delivered And Solved That Eternal Death Problem By Salvation
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
6. DELIVERANCE OF ALL OF CREATION, NATURE AND ANIMAL
a. Adam And Eve Also Doomed All Of Creation, Nature And Animal To Death
Genesis 3:17-18 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
b. Christ Will Solve That Problem One Day
Romans 8:20-22 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.