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“Jesus,theKingdom,&Us:LivingHere&NowasGod’sMissionaryPeople”
NewCityChurch:Northridge~Fall2009
Session#4:UnderstandingMyStoryinLightofGod’sStoryPart3—TheFall
"Theveryword,'sin,'whichseemstohavedisappeared,wasonceaproudword.Itwasonceastrongword,anominousandseriousword.Butthewordwentaway.Ithasalmostdisappeared-theword,alongwiththenotion.Why?Doesn'tanyonesinanymore?Doesn'tanyonebelieveinsin?"
PsychiatristKarlMenningerin
WhateverBecameofSin? 
I.
 
QuickReview:Creation
 A.Keythought:

“TotheextentthatwemisunderstandthestoryofcreationwewillalsobeconfusedabouttheGospel” 
(M.Wittmer,
HeavenisaPlaceonEarth
)
B.
 
TheGoodnessofCreation:Genesis1
“…AndGodsaweverythingthathehadmade,andbehold,itwasverygood.”
•
 
C.Plantinga
 
,“…centralintheclassicChristianunderstandingoftheworldisaconceptof
thewaythingsaresupposedtobe
.TheyoughttobeasdesignedandintendedbyGod....”(
NottheWayIt’sSupposedtoBe:ABreviaryofSin
)
•
 
Plantinga
 
,“ThewebbingtogetherofGod,humans,andallcreationinjustice,fulfillment,anddelightiswhattheHebrewprophetscall
shalom
.Wecallitpeace,butitmeansfarmorethanmerepeaceofmindoracease-firebetweenenemies.IntheBible,shalommeans
universalflourishing,wholeness,anddelight 
—arichstateofaffairsinwhichnaturalneedsaresatisfiedandnaturalgiftsfruitfullyemployed,astateofaffairsthatinspiresjoyfulwonderasit’sCreatorandSavioropensthedoorsandwelcomesthecreaturesinwhomhedelights.
Shalom
,inotherwords,
isthewaythingsoughttobe
.”
II.
 
TheFall:Genesis3
 A.
 
TheTacticsoftheTempter
1.
 
QuestioningGod’sword:“DidGod
really 
say…?2.
 
ChallengingGod’sauthority
 
,“Youwillnotsurelydie.”3.
 
SlanderingGod’scharacter:“Godknows…thatyouwillbelikeGod.”
B.
 
TheAnatomyofTemptation,cf.1John2:16-17
1.
 
TheDesiresoftheFlesh:“Whenthewomansawthatthefruitofthetreewasgoodforfood…”2.
 
TheDesiresoftheEyes:“…andpleasingtotheeye….”3.
 
ThePrideinPossessions:“…anddesirableforgainingwisdom…”
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