The Fall

Anatomy of Sin

Anatomy of Sin

Origin

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Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

Genesis 3:1-2

Definitions of Sin

1. Disruption of “Shalom”

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Nature

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Nature

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2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

Genesis 3:2-3

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Genesis 2:16-17

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2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

Genesis 3:2-3

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Genesis 2:16-17

Definitions of Sin

1. Disruption of “Shalom”2. Rebellion against God

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4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate.

Genesis 3:4-6

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Taste Vision

Intellect

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4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Genesis 3:4-6

Definitions of Sin

1. Disruption of “Shalom”2. Rebellion against God3. Participation

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Definitions of Sin

1. Disruption of “Shalom”2. Rebellion against God3. Participation

4. Missing the mark

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Consequence

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8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:8

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9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”

Genesis 3:9-11

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Nature

Anatomy of SinSnake

• Cursed above all animals

• EnmityWoman• Multiply pain in

childbirth• Submissive under

husband

Man• Work hard for his

existence • Return to dust at

deathNature• Cursed• Work against

humanity

• The village would have 61 Asians, 13 Africans, 12 Europeans, 9 Latin Americans, and 5 from the USA and Canada

• 80 would live in substandard housing

• 16 would be unable

to read or write• 50 would be

malnourished and 1 dying of starvation

• 33 would be without access to a safe water supply

• 39 would lack access to improved sanitation

If the world were a village

• 24 would not have any electricity (And of the 76 that do have electricity, most would only use it for light at night.)

• 8 people would have access to the Internet

• 1 would have a college education

• 1 would have HIV

• 2 would be near birth; 1 near death

• 5 would control 32% of the entire world's wealth; all 5 would be US citizens

• 48 would live on less than US$ 2 a day

• 20 would live on less than US$ 1 a day

If the world were a village

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Remedy

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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.

Genesis 3:15

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And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.

Genesis 3:15

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3 is not how the story begins3 is not how the story ends

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3 what you aren’t1 what you are

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3 disembodied evacuation1 participatory physicality

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The redemption that Jesus offers then, brings hope not rooted in escape, but engagement; not in evacuation, but reclamation; not in leaving, but staying and overcoming!

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