GOD’S GIFT - MAN’S GOD’S GIFT - MAN’S REJECTIONREJECTION

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Then the Lord form man from the dust of the ground and breathe into his nostril the breath of life and the man

became a living being

GOD’S GIFT- PARADISE• He created man in God’s image – image of

Holiness and image of love;• God breathed into man breath of life - given a

soul with power to think & decide/choose• He gave man immortality - represented by tree of

life• Man was free from sin - state of innocence,

represented by nakedness – purity in the image of God’s love

• Stewardship of God’s creation & living in harmony with nature

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GOD’S GIFT- MAN’S REJECTION

• God created man to share his friendship, goodness and holiness. (CCC 206-7);

• Man chooses to reject God’s gifts; (Gen. 3) • Consequence of man’s disobedience:

Original sin ( CCC 1707);• God is merciful, with a promise of salvation.

(CCC 410; Ps. 144; Gen. 3:15).

MAN’S REJECTION

• Man’s pride led him to be tempted to disobey God – “you will not die … you will be like God”, says the serpent

• Serpent – the role of tempter.• Adam & Eve committed the First Sin, & sin

entered the world• They chose a life without God’s love

ORIGINAL SIN• The Doctrine of Original Sin-Psalm

51:5, 58:3• Original Sin- Romans 5:12-19; Adam

& Christ• CCC 27; 386-387; 397-398; 415; 404-

405; 417-418• Ephesians 2:1-13 "Sinful Nature“

How did Adam’s sin become the sin of all his descendants?

CCC404: The whole human race is in Adam “as one body of one man”. By this unity of the human race, all men are implicated in Adam’s sins.

•Human nature is deprived of original holiness and justice, and is transmitted down from Adam in a wounded/fallen state. It is a sin “contracted”, not “committed” - a state of condition, not an act.

He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword

flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life. Gen 3:24

CONSEQUENCES OF SIN• First Sin resulted in human nature being “wounded” –

subject to inclination to evil & sin • (Original Sin). Loss of state of innocence – had to wear

clothes• Loss of peacefulness & harmony – blaming each other• Loss of immortality – death came into the world.• Loss of natural happiness – driven from Garden of

Eden• Pain & suffering came in• Man has to toil for his sustenance• Broken communion with God

God is merciful:• “After his fall, man was not abandoned by God. On

the contrary, God calls him & in a mysterious way heralds the coming victory over evil & the restoration from his fall.” Genesis 3:15 tells “of a battle between the serpent & the woman, & the final victory of a descendant of hers” ( CCC 410 ).

• God the Creator took the role of Saviour with a promise of victory of the People of God under the leadership of Christ, the Saviour.

“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between

your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 3: 15

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““Here am I, the servant of the Here am I, the servant of the Lord; Let it be with me according to Lord; Let it be with me according to

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John 3:36 John 3:36 "Whoever believes in the Son "Whoever believes in the Son

has eternal life...."has eternal life...."

John 10:28 John 10:28 " I give them eternal life, and " I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one they will never perish. No one

will snatch them out of my will snatch them out of my hand."hand."

• “For in the day that you shall eat of it, you shall die” Gen 2: 17

• “You are dust and from dust you shall return” Gen 3: 19

• “He placed a cherubim, a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life” Gen 3: 24

• “This is my body given for you.” Luke 22:19

• “Take it this is my body”• Mark 14: 22

• I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.“ John 6 : 51

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'Twas battered and 'Twas battered and scarred,scarred,

and the auctioneerand the auctioneerThought it scarcely Thought it scarcely

worth his whileworth his whileTo waste much time To waste much time

on the old VIOLIN,on the old VIOLIN,But held it up with a But held it up with a

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"What am I bid, good "What am I bid, good folks?" folks?" he cried.he cried.

"Who'll start the bidding "Who'll start the bidding for me?for me?

A dollar, a dollar – A dollar, a dollar – now two, only two -now two, only two -

Two dollars, Two dollars, and who'll make it three?"and who'll make it three?"

"Three dollars once, "Three dollars once, three dollars twice,three dollars twice,

Going for three“Going for three“BUT NO!BUT NO!

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From the room far back a From the room far back a gray-haired mangray-haired man

Came forward and picked Came forward and picked up the bow;up the bow;

Then wiping the dust Then wiping the dust from from

the old violin,the old violin,And tightening up And tightening up

all the strings,all the strings,He played a melody pure He played a melody pure

and sweet,and sweet,As sweet as an angel As sweet as an angel

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The music ceased, The music ceased, and the auctioneer,and the auctioneer,

With a voice that was With a voice that was quiet and low,quiet and low,

Said: "What am I bid Said: "What am I bid for the old violin?"for the old violin?"

And he held it up with And he held it up with the bow.the bow.

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"A thousand – "A thousand – and who'll make it two?and who'll make it two?

Two thousand –Two thousand – and who'll make it three?and who'll make it three?

Three thousand once and three Three thousand once and three thousand twice -thousand twice -

And going and gone!" said he.And going and gone!" said he.

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The people The people cheered, cheered,

but some of them but some of them cried,cried,

"We do not quite "We do not quite understand.understand.

What changed its What changed its worth?" worth?"

The man replied:The man replied:

THE TOUCH OF THE TOUCH OF THE MASTER'S THE MASTER'S

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