GEN 3 SIN
God made one rule and that was not to
eat from the tree, Eve ate thus sin entered the creation.
God will not tolerate sin. He Hates it
so much he will never talk to sinners.
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Parabasis—“to
overstep a forbidden line.” According to this definition, sin
occurs when man deliberately (or accidentally) steps over the line
of the law of God. The following passages bring this out:
“Whosoever
committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the
transgression of the law” (1
Jn. 3:4).
This
emphasizes the positive aspect of sin. Various theological
definitions of sin would include:
“Sin is
lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either in act,
disposition, or state” (A. H. Strong).
“Sin is
a transgression of, or want of conformity to the divine law”
(Charles Hodge).
“Sin may
be defined ultimately as anything in the creature which does not
express, or which is contrary to, the holy character of the
Creator” (James Oliver Buswell, Jr.).
“Sin is
a restless unwillingness on the part of the creature to abide in
the sphere and limitation in which the Creator, guided by infinite
wisdom, had placed him” (L. S. Chafer).
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Here is what happens to man that sins
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B. Upon
man. When Adam opened the door for sin, two vicious criminals also
rushed in and immediately began tormenting the human race. The
names of these two terrible gangsters are physical death and
spiritual death. In the Bible the theological meaning for death is
“separation.”
1. Physical
death: God created Adam with the possibilities of living forever
(Gen.
2:9)
but Adam sinned (Gen.
3:19)
and therefore had to later experience physical death, that is, the
separation of his body and soul (Gen.
5:5; Ps.
90:10; Jn.
19:30).
2. Spiritual
death: Because of sin, all unsaved people will someday be forever
separated from God in the lake of fire. This is referred to as the
second death (Mt.
7:23; 25:41; Rev.
2:11; 20:6, 14; 21:8).
It should be furthermore stated that, although the second death as
mentioned above is still future for the sinner, the Bible
nevertheless teaches that all unsaved people right now are
considered by God to be dead in trespasses and sins and separated
even at this present time from his fellowship (Eph.
2:1-12).
Both physical and spiritual death seem to be in the mind of God
when he warned Adam about the consequences of sin. The Hebrew
of Genesis
2:17 may
be translated, “For in the day that thou eatest thereof, in
dying thou shalt surely die.”
In summary
it may be said then that sin:
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Who is this tempter? The devil
3:1
the serpent. The
word means “snake.” The apostle John identified this creature as
Satan (cf. Rev 12:9; 20:2) as did Paul (2Co 11:3). The serpent, a
manifestation of Satan, appears for the first time before the Fall of
man. The rebellion of Satan, therefore, had occurred sometime after
1:31 (when everything in creation was good), but before 3:1. Cf. Eze
28:11–15 for a possible description of Satan’s dazzling beauty
and Is 14:13, 14 for Satan’s motivation to challenge God’s
authority (cf. 1Jn 3:8). Satan, being a fallen archangel and, thus, a
supernatural spirit, had possessed the body of a snake in its
pre-Fall form (cf. 3:14 for post-Fall form). more
crafty. Deceitful;
cf. Mt 10:16. to the
woman. She was the
object of his attack, being the weaker one and needing the protection
of her husband. He found her alone and unfortified by Adam’s
experience and counsel. Cf. 2Ti 3:6. Though sinless, she was
temptable and seducible. has
God said …? In
effect Satan said, “Is it true that He has restricted you from the
delights of this place? This is not like one who is truly good and
kind. There must be some mistake.” He insinuated doubt as to her
understanding of God’s will, appearing as an angel of light (2Co
11:14) to lead her to the supposed true interpretation. She received
him without fear or surprise, but as some credible messenger from
heaven with the true understanding, because of his cunning.1
1
MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (2006). The MacArthur study Bible: New
American Standard Bible. (Ge 3:1). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson
Publishers.
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