Text: The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 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 2:16-17)
Intro: Adam’s home perfect; but not permanent
A test of loyalty
Truth 1: Obedience
Truth 2: Friendship
Truth 3: The Test
The difference between a moral and a positive command
Truth 4: Adam & all His
Romans 5:18, 19
Truth 5: What’s at Stake
Application 1: Our Covenant
Still in force?
Application 2: Only Two People
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. (Matthew 4:1)
Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your Law is within my heart.” (Ps 40:7, 8)