The Wages of Sin is Death, but the Free Gift of God is
Eternal Life
Genesis 3:16-24
16 Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.[c]”
17 And to the man he said,
“Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you,
though you will eat of its grains.
19 By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return.”
20 Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.[d] 21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[e] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Because of Sin, were broken.
Relationships between husband and wife were broken.
Genesis 3:16- “…you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.”
Man’s relationship with the earth is broken.
Genesis 3:17-18- “…the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you,
though you will eat of its grains.”
Man’s relationship with the animals is broken.
Genesis 3:21- “And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
Man’s relationship with God is broken.
Genesis 3:23- “So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.”
Because of Sin, entered the world.
Genesis 3:19- “By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return.”
Romans 6:23- “For the wages of sin is death…”
Romans 5:12- “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.”
Because of Sin, a was required.
Genesis 3:21= “Genesis 3:21- “…And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.”
Leviticus 17:11- “for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.”
Romans 3:25- “For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.”
Because of Sin, paradise was .
Genesis 3:22-24 “22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[e] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.”
Because of Jesus, we can be to God.
2 Corinthians 5:18- “And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.”
Romans 5:10- “For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will surely be saved through his life.”
Hebrews 2:17- “Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer up a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people.”
Because of Jesus, eternal life is .
John 3:16- “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
Romans 6:23- “…but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”
John 10:28- “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me”
Because of Jesus, our has been paid.
– Colossians 2:13-14- “13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.”
John 19:30- “30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”
1 Peter 2:24- “He personally carried our sins
in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
and live for what is right.
By his wounds
you are healed.”
Because of Jesus, paradise awaits.
John 14:2-3- “There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.”
Revelation 21:4- “He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”