God created Adam and placed him in the Garden of Eden, commanding him not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam disobeyed God and ate the fruit, sin entering the world. As a result, humanity became separated from God and subject to suffering and death. The fall impacted all relationships and God's creation, with its effects still felt today.
2. 15 Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of
Eden to cultivate it and keep it. 16 The LORD God commanded the
man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 but
from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in
the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”
- Genesis 2:15-17 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: God's One Commandment to Adam
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3. 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said,
‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the
serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the
fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall
not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 The serpent said to the woman,
“You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a
delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she
took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he
ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they
were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin
coverings. - Genesis 3:1-7 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Fall of Man
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4. 15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of
life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is
passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God
lives forever.
- 1 John 2:15-17 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Sin That is in the World
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5. 1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not so short that it cannot save; Nor is
His ear so dull that it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have made a
separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His
face from you so that He does not hear.
- Isaiah 59:1-2 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Our Sin Separates Us From God
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6. For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without
works is dead.
- James 2:26 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Death is a Separation
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7. 16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your
husband, And he will rule over you.” 17 Then to Adam He said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten
from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat
from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All
the days of your life. 18 “Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
And you will eat the plants of the field; 19 By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you
were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”
- Genesis 3:16-19 NASB
WINNING SOULS TO CHRIST: The Curse on all Mankind
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8. Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and
death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.
- Romans 5:12 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Result of One Man's Sin
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9. 22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the
husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the
church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church
is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in
everything.
- Ephesians 5:22-24 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Relationship Between Husbands &
Wives
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10. You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an
understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman;
and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your
prayers will not be hindered.
- 1 Peter 3:7 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Responsibility of the Husband
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11. It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a
contentious woman.
- Proverbs 21:9; 25:24 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Relationship Between Husbands &
Wives
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12. Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse
God and die!"
- Job 2:9 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Job's Wife
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13. 1 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so
that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won
without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your
chaste and respectful behavior. 3 Your adornment must not be merely
external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on
dresses; 4 but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the
imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the
sight of God.
- 1 Peter 3:1-4 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Example of an Obedient Wife
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14. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in
the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Ephesians 6:4 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Our Responsibility to Our Children
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15. 4 Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! 5 You shall
love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your might. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today,
shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons
and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk
by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.
- Deuteronomy 6:4-7 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Effect of a Godly Home
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16. 8 But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we
do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. 9 But take care that this liberty of
yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
10For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol’s
temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat
things sacrificed to idols? 11 For through your knowledge he who is
weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. 12 And so, by
sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is
weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother
to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my
brother to stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Becoming a Stumbling Block
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17. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your
souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and
not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
- Hebrews 13:17 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Submit to Those Who Keep Watch
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18. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He
who promised is faithful; 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one
another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling
together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all
the more as you see the day drawing near.
- Hebrews 10:23-25 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Encourage One Another
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19. 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into
Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body,
being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to
the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the
body for the building up of itself in love.
- Ephesians 4:15-16 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: The Working of Each Individual
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20. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If someone says, “I love
God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love
his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not
seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who
loves God should love his brother also.
- 1 John 4:19-21 NASB
SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD: Loving Our Brother
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Editor's Notes
Not only did Adam's sin affect his relationship with God, it also had an effect on all of mankind! -->
Because of the sin of Adam & Eve, all mankind is under a curse
Have you ever done anything in your life that you wish you could go back in time and change? Have you ever said anything that you wish you could take back because it hurt someone? Imagine how many times Adam & Eve wished that they could go back in time to the moment they disobeyed God's commandment. Their sin affected us all!
Disobedient wives can also make life life difficult for their husbands -->
A disobedient wife can her husband's life very difficult.
Job's wife was not helpful in the least! In contrast, the example of an obedient wife can have a positive effect on her husband without even saying a word -->
Many will attend a particular congregation because of the people who make up the congregation!