All the promises of God find their Yes in Christ---1. The Eternal Covenant of Redemption-2. The Covenant of Works-3. The Covenant of Grace-a. The promise to Eve-b. The covenant with Noah---To be continued, part II-...

I. Eve's deception-a. The physical appeal-b. The aesthetic appeal-c. The intellectual appeal--II. Adam's transgression

Why bad things happen to God's people---1. To teach us to comfort others -3-7--2. To teach us to rely on God -8-11-

I. The will of God -v. 1a--II. The church of God -v. 1b--III. The gift of God -v. 2-

1. The serpent's contradiction -v. 4--2. The serpent's insinuation -v. 5--a. The lure of divinity-b. The lure of moral autonomy

1. A timeline of events.-2. Outline of the letter.-3. Applications.

I. Introducing the riddle -1-4---II. Asking the riddle -5-6---III. Answer One- Money Can't Buy Life -7-12---IV. Answer Two- Money Can't Outlast Life -13-20---V. Conclusion- Only God Can Pay for Your Life -7-9, 15-