Indeed, Adam wasn't deceived, rather it was the woman, who, being utterly deceived, fell into transgression. [author's translation and italics]
Topic: MOTHER'S DAY [Children; Consequences; Eve; Family; Parenting; Sins of the Fathers] Title: What Every Mother Wants Her Children To Know!
Truth Claim: Our roles in life, as men and women, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters are dictated by two factors: (1) our federal disobedience in Adam and Eve and (2) our daily disobedience in our daily lives!
Man can't change this; not with all his resources over all time; nor can society, race, nationality, law, education, family or wealth!
Foundational Inquiry: If Eve could, what would she want all of her children to know?
Truth Claim: Our roles in life, as men and women, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters are dictated by two factors: (1) our federal disobedience in Adam and Eve and (2) our daily disobedience in our daily lives!
Man can't change this; not with all his resources over all time; nor can society, race, nationality, law, education, family or wealth!
Foundational Inquiry: If Eve could, what would she want all of her children to know?
She'd want them to know ...
I. God's commandments are not just for hearing, but for obeying!
II. God's Commandments may not make sense to man, but then they don't have to!
III. God's Commandments, when disobeyed, carry grave consequences!
Application: Were Eve here now, she'd try to convince you she made a horrible mistake. She'd try to demonstrate, every day, Satan is doing to you just what he did to her ... he's singing the same old song, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not ...' ?" [Genesis 3:1]
Mother's take note: Satan, like wolves in the pasture, isn't after the mature sheep, those who fight back and wear "the full armor of God," he's after your little lambs, those who depend on you to know better and to teach them!
Mother's take note: Satan, like wolves in the pasture, isn't after the mature sheep, those who fight back and wear "the full armor of God," he's after your little lambs, those who depend on you to know better and to teach them!
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