Understanding how to
grow up spiritually
Session 1 Lesson 3
Introduction:
Everything living is proven by its growth. We were raised from death to life, therefore
we must grow. We entered this new life as seeds or children and once admitted
into this new life, what is required next is growth. [John 5:24; Col.1:13;
1Pet.1:23 and 1Pet.2:2]
We are therefore
continuing to learn how to grow up spiritually.
Man’s fall and its impact on God’s creation
In Genesis 3, we see
the account of man sinning against God through disobeying God’s instruction not
to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil on the penalty of death
[Gen.2:15-17].
About the fall:
1.
The devil entered
the serpent and caused it to deceive the woman. Gen.3:1-6;
2.
The woman in turn
influenced the man to eat against divine order
3.
They could no
longer connect with God.
4.
The entire
creation came under the curse with the curse on the earth because of man
because the earth was the source from which God formed the other creations
within the ambit of man’s influence. This explains the groaning of the whole
creation in anticipation of the manifestation of the sons of God. Gen.3:17-19
and Romans 8:19-22.
5.
The devil became
the god of this world instead of man. 2Cor.4:3-4 and Luk.4:5-7
6.
Fear became a
ruler over man and man lost an awareness of his true identity. Ps.82:5-6,
Ps.79:9-11.
7.
Man perished as
he no longer had access to vision. Prov.29:18
8.
Since then, the
earth had been degenerating until now. Gen.6:5-6 and Rom.8:19-23.
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