Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-09
LESSON FOR MAY II.
SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 3:1-24
GOLDEN TEXT-The wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.-Rom.
6:23
DEVOTIONAL READING-Psalms 81:
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL.-Ron lis.
%; James lis.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Disobeying Our
Heavenly Father
JUNIOR TOPIC-How Disobedience
Separates Us From God
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - Destructive
Power of Sim
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 is no sign of improvement The
only way of accounting for the discrep-
ancy between what man is and what
he should be is by the Fall. This is
the way that the Bible accounts for it.
The introduction of sin is the answer.
!. The Temptation (Gen 3:1-G).
Man possessed a free will, in the ex-
erclse 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 dis
guise. The method employed was (O
| 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
not 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. az She gazed upon
Looking soon begat lust. 90 She
lusted after that which God had for
hidden. That which God has forbid
den should not be looked at lest the
flesh should lust for it.
II. The Nall (3:6-S).
From lusting to indulgence was a
short step. This act 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 sir
without the power to free themselves
from it.
Ill. The Consequences, of the Fal
(3:9-24).
1. The disturbed relationship with
Sod wv. 8, 10Y. The familiar inter
course which man enjoyed with the AL
mighty was marred and broken by
sin. Sin makes life intolerable in the
1ivine presence. Adam and Eve no
only hid from Gods presence, bu
Adam began to make excuses and ever
aid the blame on God.
.. The serpent was degraded an(
henceforth became a type of sin anC
Satan (v. IA; CT. Mum. 81 %; JohI
5:14; Rev. :9). This doom was pro
aounced without trial. In the case o.
man it was not so.
8. The undying enmity between tht
two seeds ". Is; cf. John s :40-45
Matt. % :33). The antagonism thu
begun reached it's climax in the cruel
6XiOn of Christ. Satan's seed has beel
ever since endeavoring to destroy tn
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 whicl
crushed the serpent's head (John II
. 81; Heb. 2:14; John 3 :S). This wa
,, the first gleam of the glorious light O
the gospel of Christ The victory wa
marvellous, but the cost was infnit
/. Elsa. So; 2 Cor. 5:2D.
. 5. Judgment upon the woman (y
, 16). This relates to her as a wife an
mother; also to her subordination t
man. This is Gods decree, and all e1
forts of freeing ones self from
: are fightings against God.
, ,, 6. Mans new relationship to tn
earth wv. 17-19). The earth wa
cursed OIL his account Because of th
: rank growth of thorns and thistle
man must make an increased effort t
exist. Man with his sinful nature woul
y be in a bad state without the nece
sity of toll (Rom. 8 1922.
' :. Death ". 19). This include
> physical and spiritual death-both tn
result of sin.
" s. Expulsion from the garden {
. 24). This was an act of great mere.
To have partaken of the tree Of Lii
and live forever in sinful state woul
have been intolerable.