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What Christmas Means (Part 1)
Genesis 3:1–7 ESV 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when 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, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
The serpent’s message:
“God is not GOOD. He is SELFISH, DECEPTIVE, and can’t be TRUSTED.”
Eve took the fruit and ate it - “I don’t NEED God. I can DECIDE for myself what’s GOOD.”
Adam took fruit from Eve and ate it - “I’d rather do what SHE DID than what GOD said.”
The result of their sin: SHAME.
Genesis 3:8–13 ESV 8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
In spite of their disobedience, God still sought FELLOWSHIP with Adam and Eve.
Adam’s response to God: “You’re the REASON I SINNED!”
Eve’s response to God: “That CRAFTY serpent (which YOU MADE) deceived me.”
The human family still acts like Adam and Eve for the same reasons (i.e., DISTRUST and PRIDE).
If you were God, would you still want a relationship with us?
Genesis 3:14–15 ESV 14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
God promised that sometime in the future the devil would be CRUSHED by one of Eve’s DESCEDENTS.
That Promise is JESUS.
Galatians 4:4 ESV 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
Romans 16:20 ESV 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
What Christmas Means:
Christmas reminds us that God is FAITHFULLY and UNCONDITIONALLY committed to pursuing a relationship with us. He is for us, not against us!
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Genesis 3:1–7 ESV 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when 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, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
The serpent’s message:
“God is not GOOD. He is SELFISH, DECEPTIVE, and can’t be TRUSTED.”
Eve took the fruit and ate it - “I don’t NEED God. I can DECIDE for myself what’s GOOD.”
Adam took fruit from Eve and ate it - “I’d rather do what SHE DID than what GOD said.”
The result of their sin: SHAME.
Genesis 3:8–13 ESV 8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
In spite of their disobedience, God still sought FELLOWSHIP with Adam and Eve.
Adam’s response to God: “You’re the REASON I SINNED!”
Eve’s response to God: “That CRAFTY serpent (which YOU MADE) deceived me.”
The human family still acts like Adam and Eve for the same reasons (i.e., DISTRUST and PRIDE).
If you were God, would you still want a relationship with us?
Genesis 3:14–15 ESV 14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
God promised that sometime in the future the devil would be CRUSHED by one of Eve’s DESCEDENTS.
That Promise is JESUS.
Galatians 4:4 ESV 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
Romans 16:20 ESV 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
What Christmas Means:
Christmas reminds us that God is FAITHFULLY and UNCONDITIONALLY committed to pursuing a relationship with us. He is for us, not against us!