week of 10/3

  Unit 2 Session 2

SIN SPREADS

GENESIS 4

After the first transgression, sin and its consequences

spread rapidly throughout all people.

Sin began its tragic, virulent spread the moment Adam and Eve took and

ate. In consequence for their transgression, God condemned our first

parents to exile and death, among other curses related to the fall. Still,

God graciously gave new life through children. Adam and Eve's family 

made a life east of Eden, multiplying in number but sadly also in trans-

gression. The curse of sin and death impacts every generation, but the

promise of an offspring to crush the serpent's head and bring salvation

still remains.

Points to consider:

✞   Transgression spread throughout the generations.
     * What do you see in these verses that shows the

        effects of sin in the world?

✞   Wickedness spread throughout the generations.

     * What are some ways we have experienced God's

        grace through people fulfilling God's cultural

        mandate?

✞   Death spread throughout the generations. 

     * Why might death cause us to question the 

        faithfulness of God?

     * How have you seen God prove Himself faithful

        even through seemingly impossible circumstances?