Sin is like a crouching beast that desires to tear you apart, but Christ has overcome sin, and through union with Christ, you too can overcome. In part 4 of GENESIS: Beginnings, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Genesis 4:1-26.
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Study Notes
Some Context First…
The Elephant in the Room…
Understanding the Text
- Two Brothers, Two Offerings, Two Hearts (4:1-5)
- Divine Warning (4:6-7)
- The First Murder (4:8-16)
- Two Lines of People (4:23-26)
God’s Warning to Cain… and Us
Three Enemies of the Believer
- The World
- The Flesh
- The Devil
Jesus delivers from the…
- penalty of sin
- power of sin
- presence of sin
Through faith in Jesus, you…
- have been delivered from the penalty of sin
- are being delivered from the power of sin
- will be delivered from the presence of sin
Biblical Hope
- Eternal Life
- Perfect Righteousness
- Resurrected Body
- Heavenly Reward
- New Earth
Through union with Christ…
- Have you overcome the penalty of sin?
- Are you overcoming the power of sin?
- Are you living with the hope of overcoming the presence of sin?