Text: “…for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." (Genesis 2:17) The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!” (Genesis 3:4 )
Intro: Evil
I. What or who was the serpent?
And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Rev 12:9)
And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years… (Rev 20:2)
II. When was the temptation?
Eve
III. What was the temptation?
To doubt…
To doubt…
IV. The immediate results
Nakedness & shame
Application 1: Learn what sin is
Omission or Commission
Application 2: Dealing with temptation
Eve & Joseph
Application 3: Clothing
The trick
Application 4: The Great Mystery
John 9
Application 5: Christ
“Remember from where you have fallen…”