Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-05-08
R4PRovED UNlF0RN INTERNATIONAL
SUNlMSGlOOL
LESSON
by REV. p. B. FITZWATER. d. D.,
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper Unioa.)
LESSON FOR MAY II.
SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES


GOLDEN TEXT-The wages Of sin II
death: but the gift OF God Is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.-Rom.
DEVOTIONAL READ1Na-Psalms 81:
1-13.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Rom. 1 I:ls-
q: James lis.
.,; PRIMARY ToP1c-Disob.yins Our
JUNIOR TOPIC-How Disobediencs
Separates Us From God:
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - Destructive
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 he.
Then. too. apart from gospel influence
thero Is no sign Of Improvement. The
only way Of accounting for the discrep-
nncy between what man Is and what
he should be Is by the Fall. This Is
the way that the Bible accounts for 1t.
The Introduction Of sin Is the answer.
!. The Temptation (Gen 3:1-6).
Man possessed a free will, in the ex-
ercise Of which he turned away from
God and his commandment. This was
done mt the instance Of the devil
working through the serpent. He did
not appear as he really was, but In dis
guise. The method employed was ~
finding the woman while alone; (2) in
sinuating doubt into her mind as to
Gods word and love. At his sugges-
tion she began to believe that God did
aot mean what he said. and that he
was unkind in placing restrictions upon
them. In this the devil slandered God,
even accusing the Almighty OF jeal-
ousy and fraud. (3) Appeal to inno-
cent appetite. (4) She gazed upon
the fruit which God had forbidden.
Looking soon begat lust (5) She
luSted after that which God had for
hidden. That which God has forbid
den should not be looked ut lest the
flesh should lust for 1t.
u. The Fall g :6-9).
From lusting to indulgence was a
short step. This net Of disobedience
has brought on all the worlds woe and
misery. Eve not only disObeyed. 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 1t.
~. The Consequences Of the Fall
g :9-24).
1. The disturbed relationship with
God wv. o. 1O). The familiar inter
course which man enjoyed with the AL
mighty was married and broken by
sin. Sin makes life intolerable In the
divine presence. Adam and Eve not
only hid from Gods presence, but
Adam began to make excuses and even
laid the blame on God.
2. The serpent was degraded and
henceforth became a type of sin nnd
Satan ". IA; CT. NUN. q %; Johr
S:14; Rev. IL :9). This doom was pro
nounced without trial. In the case OF
man 1t was not so.
8. The undying enmity between thu
two seeds ". Is; CT. John S:4O-45
Matt. $3.50. The antagOnism thu.
begun reached its climax In the cruel
f1xiOn Of Christ. Satan's seed has beer
ever since endeavoring to destroy thu
Lords work and his workers.
4. The ultimate victory Of the WON
ans seed ". 15). Satan haraSSed tn,
woman's seed; bruised his heel, bu
finally the stroke was made which
crushed the serpent's head (JOhn 12
81 Heb. 2:14; John 3 :S). This wa
the first CLEAN Of the glorious light O
the gospel Of Christ. The victory wa
marvellous. hut the cost was infinit,
Elsa. So; 2 Cor. s :21).
5. Judgment upon the woman "
16). This relates to her as n wife ant
mother; also to her subOrdinntion Il
man. This IS Gods decree. and all ef
forts Of freeing ones self from 1
are fightings against God.
6. Mans new relationship to tn,
earth wv. 17-19). The earth wa!
cursed on his account. Because Of tn,
rank growth Of thOrns and thistle.
man must make an increased effort Il
exist. Man with his sinful nature wOult
be in Il bad state without the neces
sity Of toll (ItOm. 8:19-22).
7. Death ". 1O. This include.
physical and spiritual death-both tn,
result Of sin.
8. Expulsion from the garden "
24). This was an act of great mercy
To have partaken of the tree Of If,
and live forever in sinful state woult
have been iDtOlerable