The Church of God of Prophecy“The Quest for Holiness”

Bible Study Lesson #1: “In the Pursuit of the Holy God:”

“The Origin and Nature of Sin”

Presented byGayle Dancy-Benjamin

Sept. 4, 2013

Man’s relationship with God, the Father, the Holy One – Eloyhim--began at the beginning— in Genesis!

This relationship is illustrated in the Old

Testament by the Theophany-(Greek)- the

visible manifestation of God to man.

Let us Begin at the Beginning

God Created Man

Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created

the heaven and the earth.” (KJV)Gen. 1:26: “And God said, “Let US make

man in our image after our likeness…”

(KJV)

God Created Man

Gen. 1:27: “So God created man in

His

own image, in the image of God

created He him: male and female

created He them.” (KJV)… “and man

became a living soul.” Gen. 2: 7 (KJV)

The Serpent Challenges God’s Commands

Gen. 3:1 “Now the serpent was more

subtle than any beast of the field which

the LORD God had made. And he said

unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye

shall not eat of every tree of the

garden?”

Gen. 3:2: … “We may eat of the fruit of

the trees of the garden:

The Serpent Challenges God

Commands

Gen. 3:3: “But of the fruit of the tree

which is in the midst of the garden, God

hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither

shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” (KJV)

Gen. 3: 4: “And the serpent said unto

the woman, Ye shall not surely die:”

(KJV)

Eve is Beguiled by the Serpent

Gen. 3:5: “For God doth know that in

the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes

shall be opened, and ye shall be as

gods, knowing good and evil.” (KJV)

Eve is Beguiled by the Serpent

Gen. 3:6: Eve allowed the serpent to

beguile her and she ate the fruit of the

“The Tree of the Knowledge of Good

and Evil in the midst of the Garden of

Eden. Eve gave it to Adam and he did

eat. (Paraphrase)

SIN ENTERS THE WORLD

**At that very moment in time the

SIN of Disobedience entered into

the world and Sin was extended

to

All mankind.**

 

Adam Makes Excuses

Gen. 3:9: “And the Lord God called unto

Adam, and said unto him, ‘Where art

thou?’ and he said: I heard thy voice in

the garden and I was afraid, because I

was naked and I hid myself.” (KJV)

Adam Makes Excuses

Gen. 3: 10-12: First, God asked

Adam if he ate of the Tree of

Knowledge of God and Evil, and Adam

responded that, “The Woman whom

thou gavest to be with me, she gave

me of the tree, and I did eat.”

(Paraphrase)

Eve Made Excuses

Gen. 3:13: When the Lord asked Eve,

“What is this that thou hast done?” Eve

responded: ‘the serpent beguiled me,

and I did eat.’ (Paraphrase)

Then the Lord imposed the punishment

for all three of the participants in this

act of

disobedience:

 

God Imposes Punishment

Gen. 3:14: “And the LORD God said unto

the serpent, Because thou hast done this,

thou art cursed above all cattle and

above every beast of the field; upon thy

belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou

eat all the days of thy life:” (KJV)

God Imposes Punishment

Gen. 3:15: “And I will put enmity

between thee and the woman, and

between thy seed and her seed; it shall

bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise

his heel.” (KJV)

Jesus, the Atonement for Our Sins

**Gen 3:15 is a direct reference to

Jesus,

who would be the redemptive

sacrifice to

save all mankind from sin!**

Consequences of the Sin of

Disobedience

Gen. 3:16-24: The women would have

“sorrow during childbirth” and the man

would have to eat “by the sweat of his

face.”

Consequences of the Sin of Disobedience

God sent Adam and Eve out of the

Garden of Eden so that they could not

eat of the Tree of Life and therefore

live forever. God placed “Cherubims

and a flaming sword which turned

every way, to keep the way of the tree

of life.” (Paraphrase)

The Final Analysis:

**The summation of Genesis 3 is found

in Romans 5:12: “Wherefore, as by ONE

man sin entered into the world, and

death by sin; and so DEATH passed

upon ALL MEN, for that ALL have

SINNED:” (KJV)

“Why is a Quest for Holiness Needed?”

WE need to return to the close

relationship that man had with God in

the beginning. “The Quest for Holiness

for the Children of God” is vital, it is

crucial, it is very essential, and it is

critical as the Lord prepares His People

for His IMMINENT

RETURN!