The Arvada enterprise., 1919-05-08
LESSON FOR MAY II.
SIN AND ,rs cohsEouENcEs.

SIN AND irS cohsEouENcEe.
LESSON rDxr-osnssis s:i-A
GOLDEN TExT-Ths wages Of sin u
through Jesus Christ our Lord.-Rom.
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DEVOTIONAL READIN0-Psalms q:
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ADDITIONAL NArERlAL-Rom. lis
PRIMARY roP,c-p..oe.y,ns Our
Heavenly Father
JUNIOR ToPlc-How D,sobsd,sncs
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Power OF 8in
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-Ths Ma
turs and Results Of Gin.
An outlook upon the world proves
that man Is not what he should he.
Then. too, apart from gospel influence
there IL no sign Of Improvement. The
only way Of accounting for the discrep-
ancy between what man IL and what
he should be Ia by the Fall. This 10
the way that the Bible accounts for Il.
The Introduction Of sin 10 the answer.
!. The Temptation (Gen 8:1-6).
Man possessed Q free will. In the q.
ercise Of which he turned away from
God and his commandment. This was
done at the instance Of the devil
working through the serpent. He did
not appear as he really was. but In die
guise. The method employed was ~
finding the woman while alone; (2) In
sinuating doubt into her mind 40 to
Gods word and love. At his suggss-
tion she began to believe that God did
not mean what he said. and that he
was unkind In placing restrictions upon
them. In this the devil slandsred God,
even accusing the Almighty Of jsal.
ousy and fraud. (S) Appeal to inno-
cent appetite. (N She xaxed upon
the fruit which God had forbidden.
Looking soon begat lust. (5) She
lusted after that which God had for.
bidden. That which God has forbid
den should not be looked at lest the
flesh should lust for II.
u. The Faii (8:60).
From lusting to indulgsaes was .
short step. This act Of disobediencs
has brought on all the worlds woe and
misery. Eve not only disobeysd. but
involved Adam In her sin. Aspiring
to be gods. they became the slaves Of
sin. They came to know good and evil.
but by sad experience. They knew sin
without the power to free themselves
from II.
~. The Consequences - the Fam
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I. The disturbed relationship WITH
God (vv. Q, lO). The familiar inter.
course which man enjoyed with the Al.
mighty was marred and broken by
ain. Sin makes life intOlerabls m the
divine presence. Adam and Eve not
only hid from Gods presence. hut
Adam began to make excuses and even
laid the blame on God.
2. The serpent was degraded aud
henceforth became a type Of sin and
Satan ". ~: ef. Mum. n a: John
3:14; Rev. II :0). This doom was pro-
nounced without trial. In the case Of
man II was not M.
3. The undying enmity between the
two seeds ". l5; ct. John 8:+O-+5 T;
Matt. ~ :3O. Uhe nniagonism thus
begun reached its climax In the cruel
hxiOn Of Christ. Sntan's seeti has been
ever since endcavoring to destroy De
Lords work and his workers.
4. The ultimate victory ~ the wom-
ans seed ". l5). Satnn harasscd the
womnn's seed: bruised his heel. hut
hnnily the stroke was made which
crushed the serprnts head (John ~ :
81; Heb. 2:l4: I John 3:s). This was
tho first CLEAN Of the glorious light oe
tho gospel Of Christ. The victory was
marvellous. hut the cost was inAnite
lisa. 6s; 2 Cor. 8 :2l).
q. Judgment upon the woman ".
10). This relates 10 her - q wtfs and
mother: also 10 her subordinati0n to
man. This IL Gods decree. and all ef.
forts of freeing ones self from II
are hghtins~ against God.
.. Mans new relationship TO tho
earth (vv. IT'D. The earth WAS
cursed IN his account. Because 0f the
rank growth of thorns and thistlss
man must make mn Increased effort to
exist. Man with his sinful nature would
be tn q bsd state without the necso.
sity Of toll utoin. s:1022).
Z. Death ". 1a). This includes
physical and spiritual death-both ths
result Of ain.
=. Expulsion from the garden ".
2N. This was an act Of great mercy.
To have psrtaken Of the tree of life
and live forever In 4 sinful state would
have been intOlerabls.