Faith 101 Discovering the Faith

Lesson Three

The Fall into Sin

Three Stages of Temptation (Genesis 3)

Cast Doubt About God’s Word (v1)

Contradict God’s Word (v4)

Satan Makes Promises of His Own (v5)

Satan’s Promises

You Will Be Like God!

Satan’s Promises are always a Lie

The Fall—What is Sin?

It is not a sin to be tempted (Matt 4:1-11)

The dilemma of all sin – to live by faith or to live by sight

Pride is the Ultimate sin – the pride that I know better than God

Results of the Fall

Nakedness – The Self-centered focus of Man

4 Relationships Collapse God and Man Man and Himself Man and Woman Man and Creation

The Curse

Falls on Creation

God Curses Woman where she is uniquely a woman

God Curses Man where He is uniquely a man

Who is the Serpent?

Satan – accuser

Devil – Enemy

Fallen Angel

Powerful Enemy

Defeated Enemy – defeated by Christ

God’s grace

Genesis 3:15 – first promise of a Savior

God Provides a Covering (v21)

The Big Question

Do we sin because we are sinners or are we sinners because we sin?

What is Sin?

Missing the Mark

Power over Human Life, Bondage, Slavery John 8:34

This sinfulness (bondage) leads to sinning (doing, saying, thinking wrong things)

Original sin

The Sin we are born with

Original Corruption of Human nature

Not simply doing wrong things but being in wrong condition

I not only commit sins, I am by nature a sinner

Psalm 15:5, Romans 6:23, John 3

Actual Sins

Sins of Thought Word and Deed

Two Kinds Sins of Omission

Sins of Commission

Three Spiritual Problems

Spiritually Blind

Three Spiritual Problems

Spiritually Dead

Three Spiritual Problems

Enemies of God

Hell Final Result of Sin

Sin Separates

Hell is eternal Separation from God

John 3:16