Sin Alienates Adam and Eve from God
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L esson 5 Jesus, What a Savior!
Sin Alienates Adam and Eve from God Lesson Summary Main Ideas
••God is perfect and hates sin. ••Sin separates people from God, making people unhappy. ••God is right to punish sin with death: eternal suffering in hell. Memory Verse For the wages of sin is death,—Romans 6:23 a Scripture 1) Genesis 3:8-23 2) Romans 6:23a
In today's lesson we carefully presented the events of Genesis 3:8-23. Why was Adam and Eve's sin such a big deal? Why doesn't a loving God just forgive them? Because God is righteous, He always values and treasures what is most deserving of those affections: His own greatness and worth. God stands as the supreme delight of the universe, and is to be embraced as such. Any affection that falls short of loving God's glory most of all is sin. And God is right to be full of anger when He is not enjoyed and treasured above all things. Often sin is presented to children simply in terms of how it makes them feel—sad, bad, guilty—and not in terms of the offense sin is to the greatness and worth of God. The big deal about sin is the latter, which is why the consequence of sin is so terrible. The ultimate consequence of sin to be experienced by sinners is hell. Hell is a place of God's everlasting wrath. Seen in that light, sin really is a big deal! Our children need to know this important truth in order to see their desperate condition before a holy God. Only then, in their desperation, will they recognize true salvation as we point them to the great hope of the Gospel. Prayer Points
As you review this lesson with your child, pray...
• that you and your child would have a deep reverence for the holiness of God and experience godly grief for your own sin.
Jesus, What a Savior! © 2013 by Jill Nelson
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L esson 5
As You Walk By The Way
God is right to punish people with death when He is not treated as the most special person of all. Death means experiencing God's anger forever in a terrible place called hell. •• How do we see and experience the “after” consequences of sin even now? Do you ever experience consequences after you've sinned? •• Do you have some special object that belongs to you, such as a doll, teddy bear, or other toy? How would you feel if your sister or brother came into your room and started to mark up, cut, or destroy your special toy? Would you be angry? Would you want her/him to be punished? Why?
•• Is God more special than any toy you have? Is God angry when He is not thought of and treated in ways that show that He is the most special person of all? Why is His anger always right? •• God made a very special promise to Adam and Eve—someday He would solve the problem of sin and death (Genesis 3:15). Was this a good promise? Should it make us happy? Why? Do you know how God kept that promise?
Action Step
Together with your parents read Genesis 3:8-23. During the week, think of five things that happen that show us the “after” consequences of sin.
For the wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23 a Jesus, What a Savior! © 2013 by Jill Nelson
Permission Granted to Copy or Email for Parents
L esson 5 Jesus, What a Savior!
Sin Alienates Adam and Eve from God Lesson Summary Main Ideas
••God is perfect and hates sin. ••Sin separates people from God, making people unhappy. ••God is right to punish sin with death: eternal suffering in hell. Memory Verse For the wages of sin is death,—Romans 6:23 a Scripture 1) Genesis 3:8-23 2) Romans 6:23a
In today's lesson we carefully presented the events of Genesis 3:8-23. Why was Adam and Eve's sin such a big deal? Why doesn't a loving God just forgive them? Because God is righteous, He always values and treasures what is most deserving of those affections: His own greatness and worth. God stands as the supreme delight of the universe, and is to be embraced as such. Any affection that falls short of loving God's glory most of all is sin. And God is right to be full of anger when He is not enjoyed and treasured above all things. Often sin is presented to children simply in terms of how it makes them feel—sad, bad, guilty—and not in terms of the offense sin is to the greatness and worth of God. The big deal about sin is the latter, which is why the consequence of sin is so terrible. The ultimate consequence of sin to be experienced by sinners is hell. Hell is a place of God's everlasting wrath. Seen in that light, sin really is a big deal! Our children need to know this important truth in order to see their desperate condition before a holy God. Only then, in their desperation, will they recognize true salvation as we point them to the great hope of the Gospel. Prayer Points
As you review this lesson with your child, pray...
• that you and your child would have a deep reverence for the holiness of God and experience godly grief for your own sin.
Jesus, What a Savior! © 2013 by Jill Nelson
Permission Granted to Copy or Email for Parents
Growing in Faith Together
L esson 5
As You Walk By The Way
God is right to punish people with death when He is not treated as the most special person of all. Death means experiencing God's anger forever in a terrible place called hell. •• How do we see and experience the “after” consequences of sin even now? Do you ever experience consequences after you've sinned? •• Do you have some special object that belongs to you, such as a doll, teddy bear, or other toy? How would you feel if your sister or brother came into your room and started to mark up, cut, or destroy your special toy? Would you be angry? Would you want her/him to be punished? Why?
•• Is God more special than any toy you have? Is God angry when He is not thought of and treated in ways that show that He is the most special person of all? Why is His anger always right? •• God made a very special promise to Adam and Eve—someday He would solve the problem of sin and death (Genesis 3:15). Was this a good promise? Should it make us happy? Why? Do you know how God kept that promise?
Action Step
Together with your parents read Genesis 3:8-23. During the week, think of five things that happen that show us the “after” consequences of sin.
For the wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23 a Jesus, What a Savior! © 2013 by Jill Nelson
Permission Granted to Copy or Email for Parents
