Good morning,
This week’s foundation stone is sin. What is sin? Who is Satan? What did God command Adam not to do? Did Adam have a choice? What was the results of Adam’s decision? What is the consequence of sin? Can we be restored?
These questions will be answered this week.
Today we will look at the result of how to deal with the temptations of Satan and we will learn why sin is a foundation stone.
SATAN ONLY HAS THE POWER YOU GIVE HIM
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
JAMES 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
COLOSSIANS 2:10-15
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
WHEN did this event occur?
1) When did Satan fall?
2) Day one?
3) How long were Adam and Eve in the garden prior to the fall?
WHERE did happen?
The Garden of Eden.
WHY is this a foundation stone?
1) This one event effected man for all time.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5:12)
2) Since this time, we have been in a spiritual war with the forces of evil.
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:10-12)
3) It caused God to put into play His plan for Jesus Christ to be the blood sacrifice to cover all our sins.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: (1 Cor 15:3-4)
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001
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