We’re continuing The Story of God. After a good and perfect Creation comes the Fall and then Rebellion. Tonight we began in Genesis 4 as Chris Nye taught us this main ‘chapter’ of the Big Story. It traces all of humanity from the Fall through the coming of Christ, and up to this broken, rebellious world today. Here’s a little summary:

The Fall

REBELLION | God’s good creation did not just doubt His great goodness once, but rather, after the Fall of man the entirety of human history has been rebelling against God. Adam & Eve committed sins that showed their distrust in God, but it didn’t stop there. In fact, their two sons would continue in this preference of other things over God. This rebellion against the goodness of God manifests itself through timeless sins of pride, idolatry, and immorality, just to name of few. These are strong words that describe the simple reality that we so often prefer our own way as opposed to God’s way. Deeply rooted in our own hearts, these tendencies exist and do nothing good for us. What is God to do with a creation that is working against Him? He certainly won’t just take it – no, He intervenes. Though we still sin the same timeless sins, God is still the same timeless God: Good, Perfect, and unbelievably Loving.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Which of the “timeless sins” do you find yourself falling into most (pride, idolatry, immorality)?
  2. How does your sin (rebellion) affect how you relate to God?
  3. Do you trust that living for Jesus, in His way and not rebelling against it, is the way that leads to abundant life? Why?
  4. How can you begin to take steps of obedience towards a life that reflects trust in Jesus?

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The Story of God God’s Word (the Bible) and God’s world follow the same storyline:

Creation → Fall & Rebellion → Redemption → Restoration (Glory)

Next week: Redemption!