God pronounced judgment and punishment on all the parties involved in eating of the forbidden fruit. The man, the woman and the snake all paid for their roles in this incidence.

He increased the woman's troubles during pregnancy and experience of pain when giving birth. Besides, God made the woman more miserable for she would have special desire for her husband.

The woman was made subjective to her husband. She had to be submissive to him meaning that the man would hold dominance over her.

God brought hatred between the woman and the snake for their offspring would be enemies. The woman's offspring would crush their heads and in the same they would bite their heels.

God put the soil under a curse for man's survival for it would produce weeds and thorns thus making it difficult for man to work.

Man was condemned to work all his life in order to get something to eat. This meant that work which was originally a blessing had now become a curse.

Man lost his mortality and from then on, he would work hard and sweat until he would go back to the soil from which he was made thus he would become soil again.

God cursed the man into eating wild plants in order to survive. This meant that he lost the free provision from God.

Both the man and the woman were chased out of the Garden of Eden implying that they were now on their own without God's presence.

The man and woman lost their state of innocence for they were given understanding and they came to realize that they were naked.

The good relationship that man and woman enjoyed before came to a halt. He blamed her for leading him into eating the forbidden fruit.

The good relationship between man and God also came to an end. They started fearing Him that they hid away from Him.

The snake was cursed into crawling on its belly from among all creatures. This seems to suggest that probably the snake had legs.

Besides, God cursed the snake into eating dust as long as it lived for having misled the woman into eating the forbidden fruit.

THE NATURE OF SIN AS PORTRAYED IN GENESIS 3

Sin makes something appear attractive, persuasive, and pleasurable the same way the forbidden fruit appeared good for eating to the woman.

Sin tends to create a sense of guilt in a person who is in the wrong. It was this guilty conscience that forced Adam and Eve into hiding.

Sin destroys the existing good relationship between people evident by Adam turning to and blaming his wife for having given him the forbidden fruit to eat.

Sin deprives a person of the correct sense of judgement. However, one only realizes after having committed an offense already.

Besides, it deprives a person of the sense of human dignity. Adam and Eve realized that they were naked thus they became ashamed of themselves.

It makes man sad and insecure for Adam and Eve lost their happiness and dashed into hiding among the tree in the Garden of Eden.    

Sin makes a person helpless to defend and redeem the self from his or her wrong actions. Adam failed to defend himself before God and instead pointed an accusing finger to Eve.

Sin is an act of disobedience for Adam and Eve disobeyed the simple command that God had' given and ate the forbidden fruit.

Sin is judged and punishable proved by God's judgement and punishment on all the parties involved in the fall of man.

It is an act of irresponsible behavior as Adam and Eve failed in their duties as co-creators with God and allowed the snake to manipulate.

Sin begins as an inner feeling before it is translated into an action. The forbidden fruit looked good to the woman who responded by eating it.

It tends to bring a person into understanding the self better just like the man and the woman who were brought to an understanding and the realization that they were naked.

 

The continued sinfulness of human beings

•      Worshipping idols instead of God

•      Committing murder

•      Sexual deviations

•      Involving in witchcraft

•      Lying or making empty promises

•      Being unrepentant

•      Divorce in marriages

•      Discriminating each other

•      Invention of destructive weapons

•      Fierce hatred of one another

•      Environmental degradation

•      Alcoholism

•      Domestic violence

•      Corruption and bribery

•      Prayerlessness

The nature of God and man as portrayed in the fall of man (Genesis 3:1-24)

GOD

•              God is all knowing for He knew that Adam and Eve had eaten the forbidden fruit.

•              God is omnipresent as He was with Adam and Eve in their hide out.

•              God is all seeing for He followed Adam and Eve to their hiding place.

•              He is patient for He gave time to both Adam and Eve to explain themselves.

•              God is forgiving He forgave Adam and Eve despite eating the forbidden fruit.

•              He judges all that people do.

•              He is immortal for He pronounced death on Adam and Eve.

•              God is omnipotent as He spoke with authority.

•              God loves. He showed His love to Adam and Eve by clothing them.

•              God punishes any form of evil.

•              God is merciful as He continued relating with Adam and Eve.

·       God is righteous for He punished Adam and Eve for wrong deeds.

•              He is holy and cannot tolerate acts of disobedience.

•              He is righteous.

MAN                                

•              Man is greedy  

•              Man is a betrayer    

•              Man is proud and arrogant    

•              Man is selfish  

•              Man is easily tempted

•              Man is disrespectful       

•              Man is a liar     

•              Man is disobedient  

•              Man is rebellious     

•              He is unfaithful

•              Man is unrepentant

•              He      seeks     wisdom

CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF SINS

•      Jesus died on the cross for the sins all

•      It calls for repentance in order for one to be put right.

•      Sin is personal that each individual is accountable for

•      Any sin is judged from the heavenly kingdom

•      All human beings are sinners before God

•      It puts a person's faith to a test

•      Every believer would be given chance to denounce his or her sin

•      It is an act of human disobedience

•      Jesus came for all sinners so that they may obtain salvation.

•      Sins are very attractive and pleasurable

•      Sin corrodes the soul of a person

•      It destroys the good relationship between man and God

•      Sin defiles one's holiness and the bodies of the believers.

•      Sin can be forgiven especially if a person is able to realize his or her mistakes.

Lesson Christians learn from the fall of man in Genesis 3

Christians should be satisfied with their own possession. Adam and Eve sinned by being greedy by eating the forbidden fruit.

Christians should speak the truth. Adam and Eve lied to God that they had hidden because they were naked and afraid of him.

Christians should pray to God for whatever they need in their lives. Adam and Eve acted independently and ended up sinning.

Christians should obey the rules and regulations that govern the society. Adam and Eve disobeyed God's and were judged and punished.

Christian should repent of their sins so that they can be put right with God. Adam and Eve tried to justify their wrong deeds.

Christians should humble themselves before the people they serve. Adam was proud and arrogant to God.

Christians should treat each other equally taking the example of God who punished all the parties involved in the eating of the forbidden fruit.

Christians should forgive one another taking the example of God who forgave despite their acts of disobedience.

They should continue loving each other even when they have disagreed. God showed His love to Adam and Eve by clothing them.

Christians should trust God's provision for Adam and Eve lacked trust in the fruit God had given them and ate the one He had forbidden them.

Christians should serve God faithfully unlike Adam and Eve who became unfaithful to Him by disobeying His commands.

They were called upon to worship only God unlike Adam and Eve who seemed to have worshipped an earthly creature, the snake.

There is need for Christians to listen to the people they are serving like God who listened to both Adam and Eve as they tried to justify their wrong deeds.

Christians should seek God's guidance before doing anything. Adam and Eve acted independent of God and ended up sinning.

Christians should accept their mistakes unlike Adam and Eve who failed to realize and accept their mistakes.

Christians should be patient with one another. God patiently waited for Adam and Eve to explain themselves before pronouncing his judgement.

The Consequences of the fall of Man on Christians Today

•      Death has continued to occur

•      Man toils for survival

•      Domestic violence is common

•      Women experience labour pain

•      Some people tend to blame others for their wrong deeds

•      Some women are submissive to men

•      People's crops are affected by bad weather.

•      Some people eat wild fruits

•      Disharmony in the society

•      National calamities like floods and landslides

•      Some have continued to be unrepentant

•      HU11fan beings are enemies to wild creatures

•      Some people take work as a curse as they tend to over complain

Man's sins in the building of the tower of Babylon

By attempting to build the tower of Babylon, man sinned against God in the following ways:

It was a sin for self pride for the builders thought of making a name for themselves through their construction.

The builders were equally selfish as they came up with their plan of building a tower without sharing it with their own creator.

The builders sought equality with God for they wanted to build the tower that would help them reach the sky.

Besides, they tried to run away from his responsibility of taking care of the earth by their thought of going to live in the sky. 

The builders trusted their own wisdom to do a lot more for themselves instead of trusting God's guidance.

The builders v ere greedy for they could have felt that what God had done for them was insufficient thus the desire for doing something on own their own.

The builders disobeyed God's command who wanted human beings to have many children so that their descendants would live all over the earth.

The builders forged unity among themselves by their thought that the construction programme was the only way of uniting them.

The builders abused work which was a blessing from God who disapproved of their building by destroying it and mixing their languages.

The builders acted independently of God and failed to realize that they needed to have involved Him in their work plan.

The builders misused the freedom that God had given them to something that turned out to be meaningless as God destroyed the building in disapproval of their work.

The builders were idle at the time they developed their plan. They had been wandering bout before se ling in a plain of Babylonia.

Man misused the God given resources; the soil which they make into bricks, but which did not do any constructive work as the building was destroyed.

The relevance of building the tower of Babylon to modern Christians

•      Christians should be contented with what they have

•      Christians should fulfill their responsibilities

•      Christians should consult God before doing anything

•      Christians should keep themselves busy most of the times

•      Christians should seek wisdom from God

•      Christians should serve God with humility

•      Christian should be honest in whatever they do

•      Christian should use their tongues carefully

•      Christian should repent of their sins

•      Christians should protect their environment

•      Christians should be truly united