Why We Are Prone to Hate
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 7/22/2018 AM |
Text: | Genesis 1,3; Lord's Day 3 |
Psalters: | 37, 103, 404, 255 |
- Man’s good creation.
- Scripture teaches that God did not create man so wicked and perverse, for God created man good.
- God gave special attention to His creation of man: His masterpiece in creation.
- Physically, mentally, psychologically and spiritually man is a remarkable creation of God.
- Man’s creation is especially good because he was created “in the image of God.”
- In the Garden Adam knew blessed communion with his Creator, specifically via the Tree of Life.
- God’s marvelous creating, especially of man, makes Him worthy of all praise (Rev. 4:11) and worship (Rev. 14:7; Neh. 9:6).
- Scripture teaches that God did not create man so wicked and perverse, for God created man good.
- Our sin and misery is our own fault.
- Man was lapsable, able to fall into sin by only a single act of disobedience.
- Adam represented every human because God created him as representative head.
- The issue was the Word of God which called Adam consciously to say “Yes” and “No” in agreement with God.
- Satan (opponent, adversary) (the devil, slanderer, liar) attempted to get the whole human race to fall into sin with Adam.
- In their original integrity Adam and Eve could not be approached from within, but had to be approached from without.
- Satan needed a visible instrument to point man to a visible tree.
- Then Eve tempted Adam.
- The bitter consequences for Adam and all those he represented.
- The whole creation fell with its king and was cursed for man’s sake (Gen. 3:17b,18; Rom. 8:20).
- By one man came sin and death by sin (I Cor. 15:21,22; Rom. 5:12; 6:23).
- We must accept the responsibility for all of our guilt and corruption.
- Man was lapsable, able to fall into sin by only a single act of disobedience.