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1 Fall God judges Copyright © Simon G. Harris
Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission Fall God judges

2 (i) The world is not as it was intended
The Fall means … (i) The world is not as it was intended Genesis 6:6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

3 Gen 1: A perfect world Genesis 1:31
The Rhythm of Genesis 1- 4 Gen 1: A perfect world Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.

4 Gen 2: A perfect relationship
The Rhythm of Genesis 1- 4 Gen 1: A perfect world Gen 2: A perfect relationship Genesis 2: The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” … man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

5 Gen 2: A perfect relationship Gen 3: A broken world
The Rhythm of Genesis 1- 4 Gen 1: A perfect world Gen 2: A perfect relationship Gen 3: A broken world Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”

6 Gen 2: A perfect relationship Gen 3: A broken world
The Rhythm of Genesis 1- 4 Gen 1: A perfect world Gen 2: A perfect relationship Gen 3: A broken world Gen 4: A broken relationship God’s action Our action Genesis 4:8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

7 (ii) It’s not God’s fault
The Fall means … (ii) It’s not God’s fault Genesis 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”

8 (ii) It’s not God’s fault
The Fall means … (ii) It’s not God’s fault Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

9 Looking at what happened
The devil is crafty Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

10 It could have been us 1 Corinthians 10:12
Looking at what happened It could have been us 1 Corinthians 10:12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!

11 It was the woman’s fault, wasn’t it?
Looking at what happened It was the woman’s fault, wasn’t it? Genesis 3:6 … her husband, who was with her, ….

12 Adam did nothing! Genesis 3:6 … her husband, who was with her, ….
Looking at what happened Adam did nothing! Genesis 3:6 … her husband, who was with her, ….

13 Adam is held responsible first
Looking at what happened Adam is held responsible first Genesis 3:9 But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”

14 Adam is held responsible first
Looking at what happened Adam is held responsible first Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned—

15 (iii) Alienation 1. Alienation from God (theological) Genesis 3:10
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 1. Alienation from God (theological) Genesis 3:10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

16 (iii) Alienation 1. Alienation from God (theological) Genesis 3:23
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 1. Alienation from God (theological) Genesis 3:23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

17 (iii) Alienation 2. Alienation from ourselves (psychological)
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 2. Alienation from ourselves (psychological) Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

18 (iii) Alienation 2. Alienation from ourselves (psychological)
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 2. Alienation from ourselves (psychological) Isaiah 57:20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.

19 (iii) Alienation 3. Alienation from others (sociological) Genesis 3:12
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 3. Alienation from others (sociological) Genesis 3:12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

20 (iii) Alienation 3. Alienation from others (sociological)
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 3. Alienation from others (sociological) Genesis 3:16b Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

21 (iii) Alienation 4. Alienation from creation (ecological)
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 4. Alienation from creation (ecological) Genesis 3:17-19 To Adam he said, …"Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. 18It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

22 (iii) Alienation 4. Alienation from creation (ecological)
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 4. Alienation from creation (ecological) Romans 8:18-21 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed…. That the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

23 (iii) Alienation 5. Alienation from life Genesis 2:17
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 5. Alienation from life Genesis 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."

24 (iii) Alienation 5. Alienation from life Genesis 3:19
The Fall means … (iii) Alienation 5. Alienation from life Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."

25 (i) We must fight against it
Our response … (i) We must fight against it John 11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

26 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it Unable to live right Romans 7: For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

27 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We are slaves to sin John 8:34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

28 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We are under a curse Galatians 3:10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

29 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We are in darkness Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness…

30 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We are dying Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned—

31 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We need to be rescued! Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

32 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We need to be rescued! Romans 6:10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all;

33 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We need to be rescued! Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

34 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We need to be rescued! Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

35 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We need to be rescued! 1 John 3:8 …The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

36 (ii) We must be freed from it
Our response … (ii) We must be freed from it We need to be rescued! Revelation 22:3-5 3 No longer will there be any curse. …5 There will be no more night. …

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