The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-01-17
MANS SIN AMI
GODS PROMISE
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Sunday schssI Lesson Tor Jan. 20, iso7


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ass sHsss8sSxsSHH
LESSON TEXT.-Gsn. ale; 1s-1s;
GOLDEN TExT-"As in Adam all die,
Hsn siive. Cor e chr!st isas shall all be made
scRrPTURn RErERENcEs.-Temp-
tstio1 "a. as a Test Or Trial, Gen. a. Delt.
Mean; Of Victory over Tsmptation.S
Prov; Tc; i;io; 4; an Matt r. sls: as;M; Rom; nm:
|ilo ii:il. chriss's Help 10 tn. Tempted.
Lake x:si. %: John i7:Is: Heb. AIS;
Comment and Suggestive Thought
+ Man In His Eden Home. = Man
was placed In the most favorable cir
cumstances for his development and
growth; In beautiful garden, with all
the Influences OF noble nature around
him; In natural communion with God.
with plenty OF work In taking care Of
his home farm. in gaining and exercis-
ing dominion over 1t. with a perfect
family life all OF which we're educa-
tional forces, so that Eden was the
great school of'man.
The Tree Of knowledge OF Good and
Evil was not "the tree OF knowledge"
but only of the knowledge Of good and
evil. IL was not to prevent them from
knowing good and evil. It's purpose
was to teach them that knowledge in
the divine way through knowing the
good by possessing 1t. and evil only
| by contrast. mot knowledge Of
good bought dear by knowing ILL.,"
The Tempter. " 1. Now the ser
pent was more subtitle" Crafty, Gun.
ming. wise in gaining its ends, insidious.
Therefore the best tool of any power
that would use It for its crafty ends.
This speaking serpent Is either (1
tool used by that old serpent
called the Devil. and Satan. which de-
ceiveth the whole world" REV. 12:9).
because 1t was the most fitting instru,
unent for his purpose. This Is plain
from the fact that the New Testament
continually implies Il. Tho tempta-
ton OF Jesus makes It quite certain
that the serpent and Satan are in
some way identical. John S:4<: Q Cor.
11:3 (compare, 40: Rom. 16: 20; Rev.
1879; 20:2."-Dettxsch.
There are two ways Of knowing
GOOD and evil. One 10 Satan's way.
BY knowing evil through experience.
and good by contrast, a faroK d.
vision OF good. The other is the divin
nature. having escaped the corruptio
that 10 in the world through lust"
Pet. 1:D.
The First Consequence was tina,
they were ashamed, selfconscious.
without sin there Is no shame. The
consciousness OF nakedness was an
expression and figure Of their naked
ness of soul. They had nowhere to
hide from one another or from God.
Hitherto they had not wished to hide.
The Second Consequence was that
they were afraid of their heavenly
Father It would seem that God by
some manifestation was accustomed
to speak to his children as was most
natural
Third Consequence.-Moral De
terioration. l. When God asked
Adam. Where are thou? he was un'
truthful, in evading the real reason
for his hiding. and refusing to ac'
knowledge his sin.
Fourth Consequence.-The Injury
to Others. While each child that
comes into the world makes his own
choice as really as Adam did. ye,
Adams sin brought unfayorably In
herited tendencies and environment
Fifth Consequence ". 16).7A
double sorrow to woman. She would
suffer In bearing children. and she
would suffer through the oppression
Of man. who would. as result Of his
sinful nature, exercise his natural
strength and authority to oppress her
Sixth Consequence.-Upon mar
there was inflicted the curse Of hare
and bitter toll. instead of the worl
that was like the exercise of play II
Eden.
Seventh Consequence.-Deat awe
must not think that II man had mo-
sinned his body would not have
passed away, that death would no
have been. No; but that death, b,
sin, became death; otherwise i
would have been simply transition
! to q higher state of being.
son. The meaning Is suggested b,
the translation of Enoch. Moses ant
Elijah, and the transformation of th'
body at the resurrection.
Eighth Consequence .--Banishmen
from their Eden home.
Ninth Consequence.-A Perpetua
Conflict. v. Is. II will put enmit!
between thy seed and he
seed" This was perpetual symbolic
representation of the conflict betweeI
the Satanic being who made use o
the serpent. and the children of men
warfare not yet ended. but raginl
as intensely as ever. OF the final vic
tory of man over evil, by Jesus Christ
nothing could have been known Il
early man, but he could see victor,
for himself and descendants, will
such comfort Of hope as We look for
| ...o.d 20 the Anal triunnnh Of tho m,