> The Beginning of Sin in the World, and Its End > MAN'S GARDEN HOME > > 1. Who created or made man upon the earth? How? > > “Then the LORD GOD formed a man. He made him OUT OF THE DUST of the > ground. > He BREATHED the BREATH OF LIFE into him. And the man became a living > person > [soul]” (Genesis 2:7). > > Yes, God made man. He gave him the “breath of life”. The breath of life > makes him breathe, live, think, talk, and walk. His life comes from God. > God > put life into man’s body. There was no life in the body until God gave it > the breath of life. > > 2. How did God make the first woman? > > “So the Lord God caused him [Adam] to fall into a deep sleep. While the > man > was sleeping, the Lord God TOOK OUT ONE OF HIS RIBS . . . Then the Lord > God > made a woman. . . . And he brought her [Eve] to him” (Genesis 2:21, 22). > > God took a rib from Adam’s side. With that rib, He created a woman, the > wife > of the first man. Her name was Eve. God made only one wife for Adam. The > man > and his wife were to stand together and make a home together. The woman > was > not the servant of the man. They were to love and help each other like > partners. God did not give Adam two or more wives. He did not give Eve > many > husbands. God did not make two men or two women as husband and wife. God’s > plan is for one man who is the husband and one woman who is the wife. > > 3. Who did God say was to rule over the animals and plants? > > “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our likeness. Let them RULE OVER the > fish in the waters and the birds of the air. Let them RULE OVER the > livestock and over the whole earth. Let them RULE OVER all of the > creatures > that move along the ground.’ So God created man in his own likeness. He > created him in the likeness of God. He created them as male and female” > (Genesis 1:26, 27). > > “Adam named his wife Eve. She would become the mother of every living > person” (Genesis 3:20). > > The Bible tells us the names of the first man and the first woman. Adam > and > Eve were their names. They were made in the image or likeness of God. God > told them to rule over the animals, plants, birds, and fishes. > > 4. What place did God give Adam and Eve for their home? > > “The LORD God had planted A GARDEN in the east. It was in EDEN. There he > put > the man he had formed. The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of > the > ground. Their fruit was pleasing to look at and good to eat. The tree that > gives life forever was in the middle of the garden. The tree that gives > the > ability to tell the difference between good and evil was also there. A > river > watered the garden. It flowed from Eden. . . . The LORD God put the man in > the Garden of Eden. He put him there to work its ground and to take care > of > it” (Genesis 2:8-10, 15). > > 5. What was Adam and Eve told not to do? > > “The LORD God gave the man a command. He said, ‘You can eat the fruit of > any > tree that is in the garden. But YOU MUST NOT EAT THE FRUIT OF THE TREE OF > THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. If you do, you can be sure that you will > die’” > (Genesis 2:16, 17). > > The Lord gave Adam and Eve all the things they needed to make them happy. > They could eat the fruit of every tree except one. This tree was called > the > “Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil”. God said that they would die if > they ate the fruit of this tree. When a person disobeys God, he or she > puts > God out of his life, and death will come. > > God was good to Adam and Eve. He gave them everything they needed. He > wanted > Adam and Eve to love Him. They were to obey God because they loved Him. > > > MAN’S FIRST SIN > 6. Why did God put this tree in the garden? > > God does not force anyone to obey Him. God wants everyone to choose to > obey > Him. But Satan wants everyone to disobey God as Satan himself had done. > God > says that each person could choose (to do it or not to do it) for himself. > God made man and woman so that he or she could choose to obey or disobey. > God gives us the same choice today. We can choose to do what is right, or > we > can choose to do what is wrong. God did not want Adam and Eve to know > about > evil (bad things). But they chose to disobey God. They chose to eat the > fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This is how sin began > on this earth. > > The devil or Satan spoke through the body of a serpent or snake. It was > hidden in the tree where God told Adam and Eve not to eat its fruit. Read > the story of how the devil told lies, and how Adam and Eve chose to > disobey > God. > > “The serpent [snake] said to the woman [Eve], ‘Did God really say, ‘You > must > not eat the fruit of any tree that is in the garden?’’ The woman said > [answered] to the serpent, ‘We can eat the fruit of the trees that are in > the garden, But God did say, ‘You must not eat the fruit of the tree that > is > in the middle of the garden. Do not even touch it. If you do, you will > die.’’ > ‘You can be sure that you won’t die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘God > knows that when you eat the fruit of that tree, you will know things you > have never known before. You will be able to tell the difference between > good and evil. You will be like God.’ The woman saw that the fruit of the > tree was good to eat. It was also pleasing to look at. And it would make a > person wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some > to > her husband [Adam], who was with her. And he ate it” (Genesis 3:1-6). > > Read the next few verses in your Bible. Those verses tell us that Adam and > Eve became ashamed. When God came to talk with them that evening, they ran > away and hid in the forest of the garden. They knew they had disobeyed > God. > This made Adam and Eve feel guilty because they remembered that God loved > them. When we do wrong things, we feel guilty. We are unhappy because we > know we have done wrong. > > 7. Who was speaking through the serpent (snake)? > > “The great dragon was thrown down [from heaven] to the earth . . . that > old > SERPENT [SNAKE] called the DEVIL, or SATAN. He leads the whole world down > the wrong path” (Revelation 12:9). > > Satan used the serpent (snake) that was hiding in the tree. Satan spoke > through the serpent. Satan is the father of lies. He told Eve many lies. > Adam and Eve chose to obey the devil instead of God, who loved them. They > “joined” the side of the enemy. > > The angels of God became very sad because of Adam and Eve’s disobedience > and > that they believed Satan’s lies. Adam and Eve were given the earth to > rule. > God said it belonged to them. When they chose to obey Satan, he became the > ruler of this earth. He has stolen man’s (Adam’s) place. Sin has brought > unhappiness to man. > > > THE PROMISE OF A SAVIOUR > 8. God came down to talk with Adam and Eve. What promise did He give them? > > “I will put hatred between you [the serpent or Satan] and the woman [Eve]. > Your children and her children will be enemies. HER SON [JESUS] WILL CRUSH > YOUR HEAD, and you [Satan] will crush his heel” (Genesis 3:15). > > The words in brackets [ xxx ] will help you understand the text better. > God > said there would be war between right and wrong. Satan would make trouble > for God’s people. Yet, God promised He would send His Son to the family of > man to be their Savior. This is Christ, who overcame Satan and will > destroy > him someday. The devil tried to spoil Jesus’ work. He tried to kill Him > and > make Him suffer. But Jesus won the war. God promised Adam and Eve that He > would SEND A SAVIOR. All this is written above in the wonderful prophecy > of > Genesis 3:15. > > 9. What did Isaiah prophesy about this Savior? > > “A child will be born to us. A SON WILL BE GIVEN to us. He will rule over > us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also > be > called Father Who Lives Forever and PRINCE WHO BRINGS PEACE” (Isaiah 9:6). > > Isaiah wrote this prophecy about 700 years before Christ was born. People > were looking for the promised Savior, the Deliverer, and the Prince who > brings peace. This Savior was to be a “Son” or “a child.” God had promised > the Son in Genesis. The Savior would make His people free. He would bring > peace. > > 10. When did God make His plan to save man? > > “Look! The Lamb of God! He takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). > > “The Lamb whose death was planned BEFORE THE WORLD WAS CREATED” > (Revelation > 13:8). > > Jesus is called the “Lamb” of God. Before man first sinned, God the Father > and Jesus the Son had this plan: if anyone ever sinned, Jesus would come > to > earth. He would give His life to pay the penalty of sin. We are all > sinners. > When we sin, we will die. We should all die eternally but Jesus saved us > by > dying for us on the cross and paid the price for our sins. > > > THE SAVIOR COMES! > 11. What message did an angel bring to earth just before Jesus Christ was > born? > > “She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That is > because HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM their sins” (Matthew 1:21). > > Jesus! That wonderful name means “Savior.” For thousands of years the > world > waited for this Savior. At last, the promised Son, the Child came to save > this world from sin. Jesus had a mother on earth (Mary) but He did not > have > an earthly father. His real Father was God, not Joseph. Jesus is Son of > man > and Son of God. God became man in Jesus. This is why Jesus is able to > bring > heaven and earth together. > > 12. When He was a child, did Jesus know He had a special work to do? > > “And the child grew and became strong. He was VERY WISE. He was blessed by > God’s grace. . . . ‘Why were you looking for me?’ he asked. ‘Didn’t you > know > I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE?’” (Luke 2:40, 49). > > When He was only twelve-years old, Jesus knew He had a big work to do. He > knew He must die in the place of man. Jesus came to save all who take Him > as > their Savior. > > “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of > great joy. It is for ALL THE PEOPLE’” (Luke 2:10). > > 13. When Jesus was baptized, how did God tell the world that He was His > Son? > > “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that > moment > heaven was opened. Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a > dove. And A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAID, ‘THIS IS MY SON, AND I LOVE HIM. I am > very pleased with him’” (Matthew 3:16, 17). > > Before Jesus began to preach, teach, and heal the sick, He was baptized. > At > His baptism, God the Father spoke these wonderful words, “This is my Son, > and I love him. I am very pleased with him.” > > Jesus worked among the people for three and a half years. Everywhere He > went, Christ preached to the people. He taught them about God, He showed > them how to live good lives. He was the greatest teacher the world has > ever > known. > > > JESUS’ DEATH & VICTORY ON THE CROSS > 14. What did the people want to do to Jesus near the end of His life? > > “The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin [Jewish court of law] were > looking for something to use [or to falsely blame] against Jesus. They > wanted to PUT HIM TO DEATH. . . . It was early in the morning. All the > chief > priests and the elders of the people decided to put Jesus to death. . . . > Then they TWISTED THORNS TOGETHER TO MAKE A CROWN. They placed it on his > head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then they fell on their knees in > front of him and MADE FUN OF HIM. ‘We honor you, king of the Jews!’ they > said. They SPIT ON HIM. They HIT HIM on the head. . . . Then they led Him > away to nail Him to a cross. Above his head they placed the written charge > against him. It read, ‘THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS’ (Matthew > 26:59; > 27:1, 29-31, 37). > > They crucified Him (nailed Him to the cross)! This is the saddest picture > in > the whole world! The church leaders of Jesus’ day hated Him. They hated > Him > because His pure life showed the sins in their lives. They hated Jesus > because so many people loved Him. The leaders were afraid that the people > would follow Jesus, and not follow them. So they nailed Jesus to the > cross. > They did not know that Jesus’ death on the cross would make Him the Savior > of men, women and children. Because He died on the cross, our sins may be > forgiven. Jesus chose to die for us. Through His death, eternal life is > promised to us. Anyone who accepts Jesus as their Savior will be saved. > > 15. What other things did Jesus do for us? > > “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven. It said, ‘Now the salvation and the > power and the kingdom of our God have come. The authority of his Christ > has > come. Satan, WHO BRINGS CHARGES AGAINST our brothers and sisters, HAS BEEN > THROWN DOWN. He brings charges against them before our God day and night’” > (Revelation 12:10). > > Man lost his right to rule this world because of Adam’s sin. By His death, > Jesus bought back or redeemed what man had lost through sin. In this way, > the Bible says Satan is cast down. Satan no longer had the right to rule > this world because Jesus redeemed the world. Money could not buy us back. > Jesus, the One who had never sinned in His life, had to die for us. His > death bought us back. This is wonderful love. Let us not forget this > wonderful love! > > 16. What power is given to Jesus? > > “I am the Living One. I was dead. But look! I am alive for ever and ever! > And I HOLD THE KEYS TO DEATH and HELL [or the GRAVE]” (Revelation 1:18). > > Jesus is a wonderful Savior. We should worship and give thanks to Him and > do > what He asks us to do every day. He was in heaven in the beginning. He > came > to earth as a baby. He lived His life without sinning. He paid the price > of > our sin. He took our place and died for us. God raised Jesus to life > again. > He is now in heaven. He lives to help His followers here on earth. Jesus > has > power over death. He will come again soon. He has promised to bring from > their graves the people who believe in Him. > > 17. When we tell Jesus we are sorry for our sins, what will He do? > > “But God is faithful and fair. If we admit that we have sinned, he will > FORGIVE US OUR SINS. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He > will > MAKE US PURE” (1 John 1:9). > > What a wonderful promise! Jesus wants all of us to confess (to say we are > sorry for) our wrongs and sins to Him. He will forgive us when we confess > our sins. No matter how small or big mistakes you have made, He will > forgive > you and save you. You can take your sins to Jesus right now at this very > moment today. You do not need a minister, priest or anyone to help you. It > is only between Jesus and you. Just tell Him you are sorry, and ask Him to > forgive you. > > 18. What is Jesus doing now? > > “Now Jesus is Prince and SAVIOR. God has proved this by giving him a place > of honor at his own right hand. He did it so that he could TURN ISRAEL > AWAY > FROM THEIR SINS and FORGIVE THEM” (Acts 5:31). > > “I am going there [heaven] to PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. If I go and do > that, > I will come back. And I will take you to be with me. Then you will also be > where I am” (John 14:2, 3). > > Jesus is now in heaven with God the Father. He is preparing a place for > the > people who love Him. He will TAKE THEM TO BE WITH HIM forever. What a > wonderful thing to think about! Eternal life in heaven with Jesus! There > will be no more tears, evil, sin, sickness, deafness, disabilities or > death. > All of us will be able to SEE and HEAR Jesus tell us the wonderful story > of > salvation. Jesus asks you to give your life to Him. He is waiting to > forgive > you and save you from sin. Will you come to Him now? He died to save you; > He > wants you to be with Him in heaven. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ANSWER SHEET 4 - The Beginning of Sin in the World, and Its End > > Y > >
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