The citizen., 1919-05-08
LESSON FOR MAY II.
SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
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o'N NNO 'lo SONSeOOENCeS.
LESSON TEXT-Genesis sl.24
GOLDEN TENT-The wages of sin Z.
death but the gift OF God IL eternal ufe
through Jesus Christ our Lord.-Eom.
s.23
DEVOTIONAL Neutrality-suspicious. 81.
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ADDITIONAL mATERIAt-Rom. ihs
n James ii5
PRIMARY TOPIC-DisobeyinR Our
Heavenly Father
JUNIOR TOPIC-How Disobedience
s1esT@,ss ,eSTrsytni W Frq% I%P qSa ql@ap,c n,..,,,
Power Of Sin
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-The Ma.
ture and Results Of Sin.
An outlook upon the world proves
that man Is not what he should be.
Then. too. apart from gospel influence
there II no sign 81 improvement The
only way ~ accounting for the dlscrep-
ancy between what man Is and what
he should be Is by the Fall This Is
the way that the Bible accounts for II.
The Introduction ~ sin Is the answer.
!. The Temptation (Gen 3:1-G).
Man possessed free will. In the ex.
ercise Of which he turned away from
God and HIS commandment. This was
done az the instance ~ the devil
working through the serpent. He did
not appear Ms he really was. but In dis.
gulse. The method employed was (il
finding the womun while alone: (2) In
siruatlng doubt into her mind as 10
Gods word and love. At his suggcs.
tion she began 90 believe that God aid
not mean what he said. and that he
was unklnd In placing restrictions upon
them. In this the devil slnndered God.
even accusing .he Almighty ~ jeal.
ousy and fraud. CD Appeal 20 iuno-
cent appetite. (D She gazed upon
the fruit which God had forbidden.
Locking soon begat lust. 60 She
lustod after that which God had for
hidden. That which God has forbid
den should not be looked at lest the
flesh should lust for H.
u. The Fall (3:GS).
From lustlng 20 indulgence was
short step This act Of disobedlence
has brought on all the worlds woe and
misery. Eve not only disobeyed. hut
involved Adam In her sin. Aspiring
20 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 10 free themselves
from H.
~. The Consequences OF the Fall
(3.g2D.
/. The disturbed relationship with
God tvv. o. iO). The familiar inter
course which man enjoyed with the Al.
mighty was marred and broken by
sin. Sin makes llfe intolerahle In the
divine presence Adam and Eve not
only hid from Gods presence. but
Adam began 90 make excuses and even
laid the blame on God.
2 The serpent was degraded and
henceforth became a type of sin and
Satan (v. II; Ct. Mum. 81 %; John
3;14; Rev. II ;9). This doom was pro
nounccd without trial. In the case OF
man Il was not so.
3. The undying enmity between the
two seeds ". Is: e. John s:4045;
Matt. % :33). The antagonlsm thus
begun reached It's climax In the crucl-
ever since endcavoring TO destroy the
Lords work and his workers.
4. The ultimate victory Of the wom-
ans seed ". l5). Satan harassed the
woman's seed; bruised his heel, but
finally the stroke was made which
crushed the serpent's head (John -:
81; Heb. 2:ii; John 3:S). This was
the first gleam OF the glorious light Of
the gospel OF Christ. The victory was
marvellous. but the cost was Infinite
Elsa. 81: Cor. 5:2D.
.. Judgment upon the woman ".
16). This relates TO her as a wife and
mother: also 20 her subordination to
man. This Is Gods decree, and all ef-
forts OF freeing ones self from II
are fightlngs against God.
@. Mans new relationship TO the
earth wv. 17-l9l. The earth was
cursed on his account. Because OF the
rank growth OF thorns and thlstles
man must make an increased effort TO
exist. Man with his sinful nature would !
be In bad state without the neces- !
sity OF toll (Rom. s;l922).
7. Death ". lo). This includes
physical and spiritual death-both the !
result OF sin.
g. Expulsion from the garden ". |
24). This was an net Of great mercy /
To have partaken OF the tree OF life !
and live forever In sinful state would
have been lntolerable.