Disciples should reflect on innocence, resist temptation and recognize guiltiness.
Disciples should reflect on innocence.
Genesis 2:15-17
15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
16 The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;
17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”

• We should reflect on the personal relationship with God. 2:15a
15 Then the Lord God took the man…

• We should reflect on the place of beauty. 2:15b
15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden…

• We should reflect on the purpose of meaningful work. 2:15c
15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.

• We should reflect on the provision of God. 2:16
16 The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;

• We should reflect on the protection of God. 2:17
17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”

Disciples should resist temptation.
Genesis 3:1-7

• We should resist crafty questions. 3:1
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

• We should resist misuse of God’s word. 3:2-3
2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ”

• We should resist rebellion. 3:4
4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die!

• We should resist appeals to pride. 3:5
5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

• We should resist sinful cravings. 3:6a
6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise,

• We should resist sinful actions. 3:6b
she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Disciples should recognize guiltiness.
Genesis 3:7

• We should recognize the impact of guilt on perspective. 3:7a
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened…

• We should recognize the impact of guilt on knowledge. 3:7b
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked…

• We should recognize the impact of guilt on relationships. 3:7c
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.