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not have sinned. Furthermore, actually Adam put the woman in God’s place—the place which called for man’s obedience. He said: “ She gave me of the tree,” as much as to say, “What could I do but eat?” IV. T he R emedy for S in (14, 15) The remedy for sin is found in God’s judgment upon the serpent. God takes up man’s battle with Satan. Man is not offered self-recovery, but deliverance from sin and Satan—a freedom obtained only through “the seed of the woman,” the Lord Jesus Christ. The “ seed of the woman” is to be “made of a woman” (Gal. 4:4) ; He is to be a Man, as indicated by the pronoun used here; He is to be more than man, because He is the Conqueror of the one who con quered man, and the deliverance is to be through vicarious suffering (cf. Matt. 13:38, 39; Gal. 4:28, 29; Rom. 16:20; Heb. 2:18; Rev. 20:1, 3, 10). There is found in. Christ, the “ seed of the woman,” restoration for the sinner who is out of the way (Lk. 19:10; John 10:9, 14:6), remission for the crimes of the crim inal who faces judgment (Matt. 20:28; Rom. 3:23-25; Heb. 9:22), and reconcilia tion for the rebel (Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:18-20). Points and Problems 1. The third chapter of Genesis reveals the origin of some of the most appalling facts of human experience. It shows us the beginning of human sin, the beginning of an unfavorable environment from which man must wrest his living, the beginning of the dreadful pain and danger of child bearing, and the beginning of the “ last somber enigma” of death. 2. Because of its interpretation and ex planation of these facts, Genesis 3 has been a battle ground for centuries. The evolu tionist will tell you that the unceasing bat tle against nature, our physical hazards, our sufferings, and death, are all a part of the original scheme of things. Genesis 3 denies this view, and declares that all man’s trou bles have arisen because he sinned against a holy and loving God. The difference between these two views is the difference between night and day. They never can be reconciled. If the one is true, the other is false. It is no accident that the unbe lievers began their attack at these early chapters of Genesis. 3. Two promised made by Satan should be noted carefully: The first is "Y e shall not surely die ” (v. 4). The second is "Y e shall be as gods” (v. 5). These two prom ises constitute the basis of all false religion. Sift the theology of all the religious cults of the world, and you will find these two ideas displayed. The first declaration as sures the sinner that his sin will not bring punishment. The other suggests that man has the power to lift himself to the divine level. These are the basic religious lies of which Satan is the father. 4. The avenues of temptation in verse 6 are, first, the physical —“good for food” ; second, the aesthetic —“pleasant to the eyes” ; and third, the intellectual —“to make one wise.” Notice how many of the modern
At the left appears the first class of graduates from P-S-B in 1919. Above Is the Class of '36, containing 86 Graduates, our largest to date, many of them already called into active Christian work. Note their youth.
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Man was conscious of that call and must say, “ I heard” it. He was convicted by that call and confessed, “ I was afraid.” But then he lied about that call and said, “ I was afraid, because I was naked.” He was naked before and unafraid; the fear came when God drew near to the sinner. The approach of God reminded him of his sin; it revealed his shame, and it rebuked his self-righteousness. He was afraid be cause he knew he was a sinner, a criminal, and a rebel. Hence, because he was all these, he was also a fool and said, “ I hid myself”—attempting to hide from the only One who could assist him. The final result of sin is that it leaves man a moral and spiritual wreck (vs. 11-13). Adam made excuse for his sin by saying, “The woman whom thou gavest,” as though it could be implied that if God had not given him the woman, he would
are included and embraced (cf. John 16:9). III. T he R esults of S in (7, 8) First, shame (v. 7). Shame is revealed in self-consciousness, or the loss of the bold ness of innocency; in self-condemnation, or the acquisition of an accusing conscience, and in self-contempt, leading to the desire to hide what he is from others. Second, self-righteousness (v. 7). This cloak is necessary because of the shame. It is an attempt to hold innocency by denying its loss, and regain self-respect by human activity. Third, separation from God (v. 8). This separation was instigated by man, and is always maintained by man. God came to Adam and Eve, but they fled from God, and man has been fleeing from God ever since. The folly of sin is seen in man’s treatment of the call from God (vs. 9, 10).
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