Q17. DID OUR FIRST PARENTS CONTINUE IN THE ESTATE WHEREIN THEY WERE CREATED?

Q17. DID OUR FIRST PARENTS CONTINUE IN THE ESTATE WHEREIN THEY WERE CREATED?

A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God. (Gen. 3:6; Eccles. 7:29; Rom. 5:12)

INSTRUCTION

I. OUR FIRST PARENTS WERE LEFT TO THE FREEDOM OF THEIR OWN WILL

II. OUR FIRST PARENTS USED THEIR FREE WILL TO FALL FROM THE BLESSED STATE OF KNOWLEDGE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND HOLINESS

(I) By Eve’s fall into sin, childbearing became painful (Genesis 3:16a)
(II) By Adam and Eve’s fall into sin, marriage became difficult (Genesis 3:16b)
(III) By Adam’s fall into sin, the ground was cursed by God (Genesis 3:17-18)
(IV) By Adam’s fall into sin, work became difficult (Genesis 3:19)
(V) By their fall into sin, Adam and Eve lost knowledge for themselves and all their offspring (2 Corinthians 4:4)
(VI) By their fall into sin, Adam and Eve lost righteousness for themselves and all their offspring (Psalm 14:2-3)
(VII) By their fall into sin, Adam and Eve lost holiness for themselves and all their offspring (Genesis 6:5)

III. OUR FIRST PARENTS FELL BY SINNING

APPLICATION

Consider how Christ reverses the curse of sin by His work of redemption.

I) By Eve’s fall into sin, childbearing became painful, but in Christ it is also redemptive (1 Timothy 2:15)

II) By Adam and Eve’s fall into sin, marriage became difficult, but in Christ marriage is a glorious picture of Jesus and His church’s covenant relationship (Ephesians 5:22-25, 32)

III) By Adam’s fall into sin, the ground was cursed by God, but Christ came to make His blessings flow far as the curse is found (Galatians 3:10,13; Revelation 21:23-27)

(I) Christ came to redeem His people from the curse on us for our lawbreaking in particular! (Galatians 3:10, 13)

(II) Christ came to redeem His people, and the entire creation, from the curse of sin in general! (Isaiah 25:7-8)

IV) By Adam’s fall into sin, work became difficult, but in Christ our work is rewarding and one day we will rest from all our under-the-curse-labor (Colossians 3:23-24; Hebrews 4:9)

(I) In Christ, your work is not in vain—you are serving Jesus in your vocation and you will be rewarded! (Colossians 3:23-24)

(II) In Christ, there remains a sabbath rest for you, where you will cease from all of your under-the-curse-work! (Hebrews 4:9)

(V) By their fall into sin, Adam and Eve lost knowledge for themselves and all their offspring, but in Christ a better knowledge is given to us (2 Corinthians 4:6)

VI) By their fall into sin, Adam and Eve lost righteousness for themselves and all their offspring, but in Christ a better righteousness is given to us (Philippians 3:8-9)

VII) By their fall into sin, Adam and Eve lost holiness for themselves and all their offspring, but Christ has come to make His people purify, consecrate, and sanctify (Genesis 6:5)

(I) Christ has come to both purify His people’s souls and to sanctify us in our actions (Hebrews 10:14)

(II) Christ has come to consecrate His people, setting them apart for holy service to Him (John 17:19)

CONCLUSION

See the futility of free will!

(I) You cannot do anything good by your free will (John 15:5)

(II) You cannot even repent and go to Christ by your free will (John 6:44, 63; 1 Corinthians 2:14)

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