God is my God me in His image God me with a purpose Therefore, I have value and worth Because of sin, our changed. Humanity is now prone to , and subject to Mistrust Satan’s tactic: To lead us to God’s character v.5 Eve begins to on her own what is good and evil v.6a Satan’s tactic: To use us to lead to mistrust God’s character v.6b Satan’s tactic: By us God’s character, we then each other v.7 Adam and Eve to accuse each other v.12-13 Disobedience Satan’s tactic: Mistrust leads to v.6 If we can’t trust God’s character, why Him? Example: If God is a God of , why is there in the world? Prayer is the of the believer, but if God does not , why pray? Death Satan’s tactic: Disobedience is , and sin leads to Death can be both and Adam and Eve’s relationship with their creator is now v. 8-9 & 12-13 Adam and Eve’s relationship with each other is also v. 7 & 12-13 Adam and Eve are no able to eat from the Tree of Life v.22-24 Application Sin our nature. God sent Jesus to what was lost and to us into a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17) Because we are a new , we are to put off the old self and put on the new self (Eph. 4:22-24) We put off the old self by every thought captive and making it to Christ (2 Cor. 10:5) We put on the new self by ourselves to God (Rom. 12:1-2) and by , , , , and God’s Word (2 Tim. 3:12-17) Holy Spirit what are you saying to me today? Holy Spirit what are you asking me to do?