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Galatians 3 :10 ; Ephesians 2 :1-3; 1 John 3:8-10; Rom ans 7 :18 ; 1 John 5 :19 ; John 8 :44 ; Romans 7; Ephesians 4 :18 ; 1 Corinthians 2 :14 ; Jerem iah 17 :9 ; T itus 1 :15 ; Romans 8 :7 ; 2 Corinthians 7 :5 ; Mark 7:21, 22; Psalm 14; Psalm 51:5,— Evans. M ELEMENTARY K ate H. H ans There was one who saw th e happiness of Adam and did no t like it. This was Satan, who had lived in heaven w ith God, b u t lost his high place and power th ere, because he fought against God. As he could not conquer God, he decided to m ake Adam and Eve sinners, so God could not take them to heaven, or le t them live in a beau tifu l world. You remember God had forbidden Adam and Eve to eat of th e fru it of th e tree of Good and Evil, or they would die. They did no t know w h at evil was, or th a t it was sin. When Eve was by herself, one day, Satan came to h er in the form of a beautiful serpent, saying, "Did God say you shall not ea t of every tree of th e g arden ?” Eve said, “We may eat of the fru it of all th e trees, b u t th e one in th e m iddle of th e garden; we m ust no t eat of th a t, or touch it, or we will die.” (R igh t h ere Eve told a lie. W hat was it? ) Satan said, “You will no t die; God knows if you ea t th a t fru it you will become wise, and know evil as well as good.” When she heard th a t, she ate some of th e fru it, and found ou t w hat evil was. When Adam came, she had him ea t some of the fru it, and he knew w hat evil was. They became ashamed of themselves and th e ir sin, and tried to cover themselves, by sewing fig leaves tog eth er for a coat. When God came to ta lk to them , they trie d to hide behind a tree, b u t God called them out. No one can hide from God. He sees everywhere. They tried to excuse th e ir sin to God. Adam said, “The woman you gave me made me sin.” Eve said, “ Satan made me sin.” God was very angry, and tu rn in g to Satan, th e serpent, said, “You are cursed from th is tim e on and never shall you walk up righ t any more, b u t m ust crawl on the ground and ea t dust all your life. I will punish you for this, and will send one who will conquer you Golden Text: “And the Lord h ad respect unto Abel and his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had no t respect.” Gen. 4:4, 5. Outline: (1 ) The Way to God— Blood. . A Contrast in Offerings: The Wise Way, The W ilful Way. (2) The W ickedness of th e H eart—Murder. A C ontrast in Conduct: R ighteous Abel, Wicked Cain. (3) The W itnessing Blood— F o r and Against. A Contrast in Voices: The Voice of God, The Voice of Blood. (4) The W rongdoer’s Punishm ent—The Mark of Cain. A C ontrast in Relations:
completely. You will try to k ill H is power, b u t He will ruin you.” Adam and Eve’s sin spoiled th e whole world, for it brought sin in to th e world. Many animals became wild, weeds and tho rn s began to grow, and th e beauty of the world was spoiled by sin, for it gave Satan a chance to work, and b rough t death into th e world. Adam and Eve felt very sad, for they were driven out of th e garden, a flaming sword kep t them out. God saw th e ir sorrow for th e ir sin, and said He would send them a Saviour some day, if they would believe in Him. God then killed an ox or a sheep, and made them coats of skin, and said, “Now, ju st as th is anim al was killed to make coats for you, th is Saviour I send will die for your sin, and you will be saved, if you will only believe in Him, and believe th a t He will come to die for your sin. If you tru st in Him, He will fight Satan for you, and help you when "Satan tempts you to do wrong again. That is w hat Gen. 3:15 means. Memory Verse: John 3:16 or John 3:36. (5) The W orld’s Civilization— Material Prosperity. A Contrast in F ru it: Carnal, Spiritual. Introduction: In th is chapter are g reat fundam ental tru th s. I t is the first scene outside of th e Garden of Eden. H ere are two sons, born of the same parents, born outside of P ara dise, p artak ing of th e same n atu re (Rom. 5 :12) “W h e refo re, a s h y on e m an sin en te red in to th e w o r ld , an d d ea th h y sin , an d so d e a th p a ssed np on a ll m en , fo r th a t a ll h a r e sinn ed .” two sinners,—knowing God and believing in His worth,— bringing offerings. Cain (th e name meaning “ acquisition,” “ possession” ) the older, an ag ricu ltu rist, like his fath er, a tiller of th e soil. Abel (meaning “ b rea th ,” “vapor” ), th e younger, a shep herd, a humble occupation.
OCTOBER 21, 1923 TRUE AND FALSE WORSHIP— Genesis, Chapter 4
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