STANDING GUILTY BEFORE GOD (3 OF 4)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Genesis 3:8-19
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Title: Standing Guilty Before God
Series: Sin and Salvation (3 of 4)
Primary Scripture: Genesis 3:8-19
Author: Jeff Schreve
Have you ever heard the expression, "Caught red-handed?" Caught red-handed was an expression that came into being from Scotland in the 15th century. It was used in their law enforcement. To be caught red-handed is to commit a crime, a murder, and the blood was still on your hands. They knew you were guilty beyond defense because you were caught red-handed with the blood on your hands.
Well, for the last several weeks, we've been looking at Genesis chapter 3. Not a story, but the true account of the fall of man; what happened in the real place, the Garden of Eden, with the real people, Adam and Eve, and with the real devil called the serpent in Genesis 3.
Now, we have seen as we've been looking through this critically important chapter, we've seen that the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. The serpent is not a talking snake, per se. He is a talking devil. Revelation 12:9, "...the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan." And he casts doubt on the character of God, on the Word of God, "Indeed, has God said you shall not eat from any tree of the garden?" And he came to Eve, probably Eve alone, because the devil likes to get us isolated. We have strength when we're with another brother or sister in the Lord. So, the devil probably got her isolated. He turned her into a pretzel inside of 45 words in the English New American Standard. And she believed his lie, and she was deceived, and believed that if she ate of the fruit, she surely wouldn't die. She would be like God, knowing good and evil. And she took from the tree and ate and gave to her husband with her, and he ate. And we saw the consequences last week. What happens when you believe the lie from the devil? There are internal consequences. Their eyes were opened, and they knew about guilt, and they knew about sham ...
Series: Sin and Salvation (3 of 4)
Primary Scripture: Genesis 3:8-19
Author: Jeff Schreve
Have you ever heard the expression, "Caught red-handed?" Caught red-handed was an expression that came into being from Scotland in the 15th century. It was used in their law enforcement. To be caught red-handed is to commit a crime, a murder, and the blood was still on your hands. They knew you were guilty beyond defense because you were caught red-handed with the blood on your hands.
Well, for the last several weeks, we've been looking at Genesis chapter 3. Not a story, but the true account of the fall of man; what happened in the real place, the Garden of Eden, with the real people, Adam and Eve, and with the real devil called the serpent in Genesis 3.
Now, we have seen as we've been looking through this critically important chapter, we've seen that the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. The serpent is not a talking snake, per se. He is a talking devil. Revelation 12:9, "...the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan." And he casts doubt on the character of God, on the Word of God, "Indeed, has God said you shall not eat from any tree of the garden?" And he came to Eve, probably Eve alone, because the devil likes to get us isolated. We have strength when we're with another brother or sister in the Lord. So, the devil probably got her isolated. He turned her into a pretzel inside of 45 words in the English New American Standard. And she believed his lie, and she was deceived, and believed that if she ate of the fruit, she surely wouldn't die. She would be like God, knowing good and evil. And she took from the tree and ate and gave to her husband with her, and he ate. And we saw the consequences last week. What happens when you believe the lie from the devil? There are internal consequences. Their eyes were opened, and they knew about guilt, and they knew about sham ...
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