ALMOST PARADISE!

Adam and Evefirst man and womanfirst husband and wife living in Paradise Ch 1:26-31 Then God said, Let US make mankind in our image Man, mankind God FORMED man from DUST and BREATHED LIFE into him. Genesis 2:7 Psalm 139 Psalm 103:14 John 1:4 Differences between Men and Women??? Besides the obvious physical characteristics, men and women do not approach decision making the same, we do not handle challenges the same, we are created with a different amount of hormonal capacity (which makes A LOT of difference..can I get an AMEN?) and much more If we do something we are not proud of we do what? Try to HIDE it, hope no one finds out We also tend to blame others when we make a mistake or fail in some way Its all HIS/HER fault. The Blame game started in the Gardenafter the fallshame entered Paradise, sin and sacrifice Whose fault is it that we live in a fallen, sinful world? Most people refer to it ALL BEING EVES fault, but lets look at what the scripture says, not what we have been lead to believe. 1. Gods Plan in the Garden: Worship Genesis 2:7, 15

Adam- Take care of the Garden (WORK) The first 3 Words of Gods Command: ____________ ________ ___________ Gods Command:

Genesis 2:16

Genesis 2: 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from
___________tree in the garden; 17 but you ___________ ____________ ________ from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you _____________ _____________ die."

No suitable helper was found for Adam so God created Eve Eve- HELP Adam 2. The Serpents Plan: Mess up the Worship Genesis 2:20-24 Ezekiel 28:12-18 Luke 10:18-20

Genesis 3:8 and the man and his wife hid from the Presence of the Lord. Why did they feel they had to hide? See Chapter2:25 What was the question Satan asked Eve? Genesis 3: 1

His motive for the question: to DOUBT what God had said. You, too, are tempted everyday to DOUBT what God has said to you. What did Eve say was Gods command? What was Satans response? His motive for the response: God is a LIAR. How did Eve receive Satans information? .....
Genesis 3: 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for ______ and pleasing to the __________, and also ________________ for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, ________ ________ ________ ________, and he ate it.

Genesis 3: 2-3 Genesis 3: 4

Who sinned? Most people say and believe that Eve is the one who sinned and led Adam astray..This is TRUE and NOT TRUE at the same timeconsider the following question: Who did God give the command to? (see 2:16) Because Scripture Teaches Scripture, look at what the New Testament teaches about sin and Adam and Eve
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. Adam and Eve BOTH sinned, however, it is important to realize that God had given ADAM the command regarding the boundaries given in the Garden Adam DIRECTLY DISOBEYED the Word of the Lord. This is Rebellion and SIN. Genesis 2: 16-17 You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." *Men (and HUSBANDS) have the God designed role/responsibility of Spiritual Leadership. In chapter 3 the Serpent tempts Eve to doubt what God had said and to consider that God was holding out on her Did God really say you cant any anything? No fun? And then the Serpent/Satan played on Eves pure and sincere love and devotion to God.Eve loved Godwhy would she NOT want to be like Him?.. Eve was DECIEVED and SINNED. Adam was with her when the Serpent deceived (tricked) her into thinking she was making a right decisionhe played on her emotions.and ADAM did Nothing to intervene. *Women need to know Gods word for themselves so they will not be deceived by the Enemy.

*Women have the Powerful Potential to turn a man away from the Lord. Women are highly influential in the lives of mebe careful! Ephesians 5:22-33 This is an illustration of the order of Worship there is to be in the home of a husband and wifeHusbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the churchwho gave himself up for hercleansing her by the washing of water by the word of Godso that she will be pure and spotlessWives, submit to and respect your own husbandsas unto the Lord. Gods Covering of Grace Adam and Eve did not die immediately, but rather a slow process over hundreds of years or hard laborpainand loss of intimate fellowship with God. The first animal was killed in order to provide covering for their nakedness and shameThis is a foreshadow, or pre-story, of how God would sacrifice his own Son, Jesus, to provide redemption and forgiveness for the sins of the world. Hebrews 9:22 and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness Isaiah 53

Revelation 13: 8 the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the worldThis is a powerful reminder that God, even before He created the earth and all there is, He knew that we would need a Savior and Jesus was already, before the creation, the Lamb that was slainThink about that

In Gods grace and mercy, he made Adam and Eve leave the Gardenthere was also The Tree of Life therehad they been allowed to stay and eat from it, they would have been forever separated from God because of their sin.

Paradise, pure, clean, holy and intimate Worship with God was disrupted in the Garden when sin came into the worldit is not restored to this level until we at last worship in Heaven at the Throne of Jesus Christ as spoken of in the book of Revelation.