1. The First Divine Warning After Eden (Genesis 4:1-7)
I. “If you do well, will you not be accepted?…”
A. Turning to God is “doing well” (I Timothy 1:12-14).
B. God is our Creator! He sets the terms (Micah 6:8).

2. The First Divine Warning After Eden (Genesis 4:1-7)
II. “…If you do not do well, sin lies at the door…”
A. Sin is always close at hand (I Peter 5:8,9; Matthew 7:3-5).
B. Others are also close at hand.
(Rev 3:20; Matthew 7:7,8).

3. The First Divine Warning After Eden (Genesis 4:1-7)
III. “…Its desire is for you…”
A. Sin wants more victims! (Romans. 6:16-18).
B. Desire is the root of sin! (James 1:12-15).

4. The First Divine Warning After Eden (Genesis 4:1-7)
IV. “…You should rule over it” (NASB) “You must master it.”
A. It is possible to “rule over” sin (Matthew 26:41).
B. Sin will master us, if we allow it (II Tim 2:24-26; 3:5,6; Titus 3:3).
C. We “must” master it! (I John 3:6,9; 5:18).