The first two young people who were created by the Creator God of heaven and earth sinned.
Adam and Eve followed someone else’s teachings rather than the Lord’s commands.
They were trapped in the bondage of shame and sin. Then they hid from God.
They had lost their clothing of God's glory.
They were trapped in the bondage of shame and sin. Then they hid from God.
They had lost their clothing of God's glory.
God called them back, and Adam and Eve returned to the Lord. He gave them new laws to follow since they had not proven faithful in the first laws.
Just as Adam and Eve, we must understand that there are
curses for listening to and following teachings that are not
God’s commandments.
This has never changed. They had listened to the serpent’s
voice.
WE HAVE A CHOICE - WHICH WAY TO GO?
Adam and Eve's choice is the same as ours today.
Adam and Eve were free to choose in whom to put their faith.
They chose wrong (Gen 3:1-6 NASB throughout).
Idolatry is creating your own substitute to replace the One Creator God.
The pattern of idolatry is all through the bible. People sinned.
The Lord sent deliverers to the people – until He said;
"My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh" (Gen 6:3,5-7).
Set your mind on the spirit – not the flesh (1Cor 2:14, Col 3:1-2, 5-14).
For all who are being led by the Spirit, these are sons of God.
If you are living according to the flesh you will die (Rom 8:13-14).
“The flesh” denotes the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God (Strong’s #4561).
If you do not follow the Old Testament examples, you will
not know how to worship the Lord
(Ex 20-23, Mk 7:6-8, Jn 4:2, Heb 9:1).
Since early times, “people of all nations and tongues” who
Many LINKAGE TEXTS say to
use both the New Testament and the Old Testaments.
Prophets, and Psalms) will pass away from the Law until all is
accomplished” (Mt 5:18).
The New Testament and Old Testament teach the
Believe the good news of the Gospel of
He is the Lamb of God who fulfilled all the laws of the
The Lord reminds us:
“I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you are not
In the New Testament a spiritual garden story is
Here we find a multitude of people following Jesus. But it is
His disciples who are granted to know the Mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven (Mt 13:2, 10-11, Lk 8:4, 9-10).
The Lord’s teachings attract those people seeking to know the
truth, and the mysteries of the kingdom of God and to receive the
the blessings and love of God and His mercy.
The devil’s teachings attract the lazy, less discerning people
who practice lying, want to get ahead and seek their own glory
instead of glorifying God (Dt 31;20, 32:15, Jn 5:44).
Make sure you know the difference.
Disciples of Jesus discipline their life to the Lord’s teachings.
The garden Parable of the Sower instructs us to listen carefully
to the Holy Spirit teach the Lord’s scripture (Jn 14:23-25, 16:7-15,
1 Jn 2:27).
Man is required to confess the truth and in his own words to
profess the truth plainly (1 Jn 4:2-3).
The Lord gives us the same choice as His earlier children;
“Choose life and good, or death and evil,” (Deut 30:15)
We are to show allegiance to Him. Whoever shall confess Him
God’s laws as a guardian angel before being thrown down to earth
(Ezek 28:12-18, Rev 12:7-13).
The devil began rebellion in heaven and now deceives the
but he is allowed
to roam about the earth
as an adversary against man.
The devil is used as a “deluding influence,” first to see if
Adam and Eve had a "love of the truth."
Today, all mankind is still tested to see if they have a love of
the truth (Job 1:8-12, 2:3-6, 2Thes 2:7-12).
“To those who overcome the devil’s temptations with help
from the Spirit of God, the Lord will grant to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the Paradise of God,” (Rev 2:7).
Jesus is the tree of the knowledge of good (Jn 1:4, 11:25,
14:6, 20:31, 1 Jn 1:1-3, Rev 2:1-7).
Ask the Lord to send the Helper, the Holy Spirit to help you
study the Bible and have understanding.
Many Bible stories picture our
simple choice of obedience
to our Creator, , or to the devil.
The devil’s teachings are always a mixture of his own lies and
only part of God’s Word (Gen 3;1-6, Mt 4:1-11,
John 8:23, 44, 47).
This is why Satan is symbolized by the tree which is a mixture
of knowledge of good and evil.
The Lord knows all things – good and evil – but He is not
tempted by evil as we are (James 1:13).
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follow the Creator God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
have been called "Israel" (Gen 17:1-5, Num 15:2, 14-15, Rom
11:17-24).
“All things happened to Israel as examples for our
instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come”
(1Cor 10:6, 11).
“Whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction…” (Romans 15:4).
Many LINKAGE TEXTS say to
use both the New Testament and the Old Testaments.
Jesus says “Not one bit of the law (Law of Moses,
Prophets, and Psalms) will pass away from the Law until all is
accomplished” (Mt 5:18).
Jesus says to use the Old Testament;
“For if you believe Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote
of Me” (Lev 16: 34, Rom 5:11).
Jesus says if you do not believe Moses' writings,
how will you believe My words” (Jn 5:46-47)?
You must have the law of the Lord in your mouth, and talk of
how He is the lamb who redeemed you.
“For if you believe Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote
of Me” (Lev 16: 34, Rom 5:11).
Jesus says if you do not believe Moses' writings,
how will you believe My words” (Jn 5:46-47)?
You must have the law of the Lord in your mouth, and talk of
how He is the lamb who redeemed you.
This is the mark of the Lord, which
the devil counterfeits (Ex 13:2-3, 5, 9, 11, 15-16).
"The law is our tutor to lead us to Christ" (Gal 3:24).
"Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies
"The law is our tutor to lead us to Christ" (Gal 3:24).
"Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies
without mercy on the testimony of two or three
witnesses" (Heb 10:28).
The New Testament and Old Testament teach the
same laws and spiritual lessons in both the Old and
New Covenants.
Believe the good news of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ.
He is the Lamb of God who fulfilled all the laws of the
Old Covenant and takes away the penalty for sins.
The Lord reminds us:
“I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you are not
consumed" (Mal 3:6, Heb 13:8).
He forgives our iniquity, transgression, and sin
(Ex 34:6-7, 1 Cor 15:3-4).
Both the Old and New Testaments of
He forgives our iniquity, transgression, and sin
(Ex 34:6-7, 1 Cor 15:3-4).
Both the Old and New Testaments of
the Bible begin with a garden story.
In the Old Testament we learn to cultivate our
relationship with our Lord by listening to and doing
His statutes and judgments as Adam and Eve were to
do (Genesis 2:15- 3:13, Deut 4:1,6, Rom 11:17-24).
In the New Testament a spiritual garden story is
found in the PARABLE OF THE SOWER
(Matthew 13:1-23, Mk 4:3-25, Lk 8:4-18).
Here we find a multitude of people following Jesus. But it is
His disciples who are granted to know the Mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven (Mt 13:2, 10-11, Lk 8:4, 9-10).
The Lord’s teachings attract those people seeking to know the
truth, and the mysteries of the kingdom of God and to receive the
the blessings and love of God and His mercy.
The devil’s teachings attract the lazy, less discerning people
who practice lying, want to get ahead and seek their own glory
instead of glorifying God (Dt 31;20, 32:15, Jn 5:44).
Make sure you know the difference.
Disciples of Jesus discipline their life to the Lord’s teachings.
Beware of SATAN’S SCHEMES
Satan misuses scripture (Mt 4:1-11).
He is the father of lies from the beginning (Jn 8:44-47, 1Jn3:4).
He is sent by God as a deluding influence to deceive people.
God is testing them to see if they have a love of the truth
(2Thes2:7-12).
He even uses people who have fallen away and blasphemed
God in church leadership (Mt Ch 13).
He distracts people to forget the Word of God (Mt 13:10-17
Parable of the Sower).
He is represented by the King of Sodom (Gen 14:21-24).
See more of Satan’s Schemes such as 2Cor 4:4, 11:13-14, Mt
13:18-23 and others at
markofthelord.blogspot.com
Jesus emphasized to take care how you listen (Luke 8:18).
He is the father of lies from the beginning (Jn 8:44-47, 1Jn3:4).
He is sent by God as a deluding influence to deceive people.
God is testing them to see if they have a love of the truth
(2Thes2:7-12).
He even uses people who have fallen away and blasphemed
God in church leadership (Mt Ch 13).
He distracts people to forget the Word of God (Mt 13:10-17
Parable of the Sower).
He is represented by the King of Sodom (Gen 14:21-24).
See more of Satan’s Schemes such as 2Cor 4:4, 11:13-14, Mt
13:18-23 and others at
markofthelord.blogspot.com
Jesus emphasized to take care how you listen (Luke 8:18).
The garden Parable of the Sower instructs us to listen carefully
to the Holy Spirit teach the Lord’s scripture (Jn 14:23-25, 16:7-15,
1 Jn 2:27).
Man is required to confess the truth and in his own words to
profess the truth plainly (1 Jn 4:2-3).
The Lord gives us the same choice as His earlier children;
“Choose life and good, or death and evil,” (Deut 30:15)
The plan from the foundation of the world is to
Sort Out Followers of the Lord
from the followers of the Devil
(Eph 1:4-5)
The Bible message is simple –
the Lord will share eternal life in His heaven with those
who love Him and are loyal and faithful to Him, and to those
who believe His covenant Laws (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:10, 10:16).
(Eph 1:4-5)
The Bible message is simple –
the Lord will share eternal life in His heaven with those
who love Him and are loyal and faithful to Him, and to those
who believe His covenant Laws (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:10, 10:16).
We are to show allegiance to Him. Whoever shall confess Him
before men, He will also confess him before His Father who is in
heaven (Mt 10:32-33).
After sins were found in Lucifer (the great dragon, the
After sins were found in Lucifer (the great dragon, the
devil, Satan) war was made with him to cast him out of heaven.
Lucifer had been unfaithful in keeping and protecting
God’s laws as a guardian angel before being thrown down to earth
(Ezek 28:12-18, Rev 12:7-13).
The devil began rebellion in heaven and now deceives the
whole world (Is 14:12-15, Job 1-2, Ezek 28:15-17, Rev 12:7-8.
13:2-7,8).
The Lord could have destroyed Lucifer,
but he is allowed
to roam about the earth
as an adversary against man.
The devil is used as a “deluding influence,” first to see if
Adam and Eve had a "love of the truth."
Today, all mankind is still tested to see if they have a love of
the truth (Job 1:8-12, 2:3-6, 2Thes 2:7-12).
“To those who overcome the devil’s temptations with help
from the Spirit of God, the Lord will grant to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the Paradise of God,” (Rev 2:7).
Jesus is the tree of the knowledge of good (Jn 1:4, 11:25,
14:6, 20:31, 1 Jn 1:1-3, Rev 2:1-7).
Ask the Lord to send the Helper, the Holy Spirit to help you
study the Bible and have understanding.
Many Bible stories picture our
simple choice of obedience
to our Creator, , or to the devil.
The devil’s teachings are always a mixture of his own lies and
only part of God’s Word (Gen 3;1-6, Mt 4:1-11,
John 8:23, 44, 47).
This is why Satan is symbolized by the tree which is a mixture
of knowledge of good and evil.
The Lord knows all things – good and evil – but He is not
tempted by evil as we are (James 1:13).
CONCLUSIONS
The Parable of the Sower pictures the work of the devil both
in the physical garden of Eden, and in the spiritual garden of our
heart.
Satan twists and divides the word of God.
Satan and his servants want to prevent you from finding God’s
Word, which is the way to the Tree of Life, Jesus.
Don’t let Satan steal God’s Word from your heart.
Don't let Satan choke God's Word with worry or riches.
REPENT - ASK Jesus to write His Word on your heart – then
allow Him to do that (Ex 20-24, Jer 31:31, Heb 8:10, 10:16).
in the physical garden of Eden, and in the spiritual garden of our
heart.
Satan twists and divides the word of God.
Satan and his servants want to prevent you from finding God’s
Word, which is the way to the Tree of Life, Jesus.
Don’t let Satan steal God’s Word from your heart.
Don't let Satan choke God's Word with worry or riches.
REPENT - ASK Jesus to write His Word on your heart – then
allow Him to do that (Ex 20-24, Jer 31:31, Heb 8:10, 10:16).
ASK JESUS FOR HELP
TO UNDERSTAND HIS BIBLE
See Other Bible Studies at
HARMONY BIBLE STUDIES homepage