Answers Bible Curriculum 2nd Edition Unit 3 Lesson 23 This week in Sunday school, we’re stepping out of Genesis to consider the issue of man’s heart on a broader biblical basis. Is man’s heart basically good, evil, or neutral? Does the doctrine of original sin absolve man of responsibility or compromise the justice of God?…
Answers Bible Curriculum Second Edition Unit 3 Lesson 21 We return this week in Sunday school to our study of the Fall of man, this time focusing on the effects of the fall. How was man changed as a result of sin? What curses did God announce on the serpent, on the woman, and on…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij investigates Jesus’ confrontation with the Pharisees over ceremonial hand-washing. Pastor Babij discusses how Jesus uses the occasion to correct the Pharisees on the source of true uncleanness before God: not bodily contact with unclean objects or people, but an idolatrous, defiled heart. As Pastor Babij explains, unless a person’s heart is cleansed by God, that…
In this lesson, we examine whether it’s possible, as many old-earth advocates contend, that death existed before Adam and Eve’s sin.
In this lesson, we discuss the state of man’s heart in light of Adam’s fall and the rest of the Bible: is man basically good, evil, or malleable? We also examine whether any man is able to choose God on his own and how the doctrine of original sin should affect our presentations of the gospel today.
In this lesson, we examine the account of Cain and Abel, considering why Cain’s sacrifice was rejected, why Cain killed his brother, and what this historical event means for us today. We also answer this question: “Where did Cain get his wife?”
In this lesson, we discuss the different effects of the Fall evident in God’s confrontation of Adam and Eve and in the curses God pronounces as punishment for their disobedience; the curses have implications for Satan, child rearing, marriage, work, and death. We also examine how believing in Jesus Christ rescues one from all of these…
In this lesson, we begin discussing the second C of the Seven Cs of Creation: Corruption. Using Genesis 3, we examine the circumstances of the Fall, the strategy Satan uses against Adam and Eve, and the gospel’s appearance in the midst of the tragedy.