Grace is the Gospel
Rebellion

Previously
• Man is the crowing glory of creation
• Made in the image of God
• Created with purpose
• Intimate relationship with God

So What Happened?

Genesis 3
• Tempted to doubt God’s Word
• Led to disbelieve
• Disobey

Fatal Thinking
• Rebelling against God’s Word
• Elevating the status of man
• Adding to God’s Word

A Declaration of
Independence
• Adam signed for all of
mankind (Rom. 5:12-19)
• Man’s declared
independence, but did not
become independent.

Consequences
• Shame and Guilt
• Death
• All of Creation cursed

God’s Plan all Along
Romans 8:20-22

Adam’s Heirs Inherit
• His Nature
• His Condition
• His Guilt
• His Debts

Affects Everyone
• Romans 3:23; 5:12-18
• 1 Kings 8:46
• Psalm 143:2
• 1 John 1:8
• Psalm 51:5
• Isaiah 48:8

Our Rebellion is total
• Romans 3:9-18
• John 3:19-21
• Romans 1:18
• Even in religion (Luke 18:9-14, Colossians
2:20-23)

Everything is Sin
• Romans 14:23
• Hebrews 11:6
• Romans 7:18

Unable to Submit
• Romans 8:5-9 • 1 Corinthians 2:14
• John 3:5-7 • Jeremiah 17:9
• Romans 6:17-18 • Ezekiel 36:26
• Ephesians 2:1-5 • 2 Corinthians 4:4-6
• Ephesians 4:17-18
• John 6:44

Deserving Eternal
Punishment
• Ephesians 2:3
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
• Matthew 25:46
• Revelation 14:9-11; 20:10

You can’t fix it!
• Salvation belongs to the Lord – Jonah 2:9 ESV
• Romans 9:16
• Totally Depraved and Crooked Deep Down

God Provides
• Genesis 3:15
• And the Lord God made for Adam and for his
wife garments of skins and clothed them
– Genesis 3:21 ESV
• The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the
world – John 1:29 ESV