That’s Messed Up: A Series about Sin and Redemption in Genesis | Adam and Eve – Hiding from God (Genesis 3)
Q: Why a series on sin?
A1: The Bible is the story of how God rescues and redeems His people from their SIN!
Romans 3:23
A2: The deeper and more comprehensive our understanding of our own sin, the greater our humility and capacity to LOVE Christ and cherish the gospel!
Luke 7:36-47
Genesis 3
“Adam and Eve, as our parents, were genetically, historically, and theologically every man and every woman. They are paradigmatic of all of us —not only in their original sin, but because the way they attempted to deal with their sin is the pattern with which we attempt to deal with it today. And the way that God dealt with Adam and Eve is the way he deals with us.” — Kent Hughes
- Once sin entered the world, the normative human disposition toward God became shame and fear.
Jeremiah 17:9 // Psalm 14:2-3 // Romans 1:18-20
- An accurate sense of guilt without an understanding of grace inclines us to ‘hide’ by: Covering ourselves, avoiding God, and blaming others.
Psalm 139:2-3,7-9 // Hebrews 4:13
- God lovingly seeks and finds sinners so that He can: tell them the truth, pardon them in His mercy, promise them restoration by His grace.
Psalm 32:1-5 // Isaiah 55:6-7 // Hebrews 4:15-16
“The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” — Tim Keller