Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Adult Enlightener: 2nd Quarter 2015
    Adult Enlightener: 2nd Quarter 2015
    Adult Enlightener: 2nd Quarter 2015
    Ebook89 pages1 hour

    Adult Enlightener: 2nd Quarter 2015

    By R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Adult Enlightener (ages 18-35).This book is designed for the career-oriented adult, ages 18-35. It uses language and ideas meaningful to the adult learner who is primarily handling work and family responsibilities.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
    Release dateOct 23, 2015
    ISBN9781589429956
    Adult Enlightener: 2nd Quarter 2015

    Read more from R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

    Related to Adult Enlightener

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Be Set Free SCHOOL OF EVANGELISM

      Jun 12, 2020

      1. For our sake, who was made to be our sin? 2. What freedom did Jesus purchase for us by hanging on a tree? 3. How did God’s blessing on Abraham also come upon us? 4. What were the 3 things Isaiah prophesied (Isa 53:5) that Jesus took upon Him

      2 min read

    • Article

      ‘Socially Acceptable’ Sins

      Apr 22, 2022

      In the church today, there are many sins that are seen as ‘socially acceptable’. Are we changing the Bible to fit our culture, or are we changing our culture to fit the Bible? While the sin of worry, for example, may not seem as severe as murder, it

      6 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Nov 18, 2019

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Jul 21, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Forward March!

      Sep 4, 2020

      Forward March!
      5 min read

    • Article

      ‘Our King Is Still On His Throne’

      Sep 4, 2020

      Over the last two pages you have read the powerful testimony of Berni Dymet, the CEO of Christianityworks. But what really makes this man of God tick? We hopped on a long-distance Zoom call to interview this passionate man of God, all the way over in

      4 min read

    • Article

      Worldview?

      Dec 30, 2022

      Worldview?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Jun 24, 2019

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Receiving The Good News Lessons From The Parable Of The Sower

      Jun 12, 2020

      The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. It is the best-selling book year after year, every year. It far outsells any other book, with a whopping 4 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. The mission with which I work, Hellenic Ministries,

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jul 30, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Aug 19, 2019

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      There’s Comfort To Be Found In The Bible

      Feb 3, 2021

      “But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it, you shall die.” (Gen 2: 17) WHEN we read about the origins of man in the Bible, one thing that strikes us is the extremely positive

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Godly Responsibilities of Husbands & Fathers

      Dec 30, 2019

      A major problem in our country today is the malfunction or non-function of men as husbands and fathers. Some men try hard but don’t get it right; some don’t try at all – they are bachelor boys whose wives are no more that servants to care for the hom

      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jun 12, 2020

      This lockdown has really shaken a lot of people and caused them to stop relying on themselves and the things of this world. Jesus is our only hope and I am so grateful that I know Him as my Lord and Saviour and best friend and protector. I have peace

      7 min read

    • Article

      “Lord Heal Our Nation”

      Sep 23, 2022

      “Lord Heal Our Nation”
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Great Shaking

      Nov 27, 2020

      Way back in the last millennium when I was still a teenager there was a popular song made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, “There’s been a whole lotta shakin goin’ on.”This is certainly true of today’s world. One major difference between the current global

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Sep 24, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Women Of Grace

      Sep 16, 2019

      Throughout scripture it is evident that God does not map out a detailed route to your destiny. He usually gives you the first step, and your obedience to the first instruction will unlock the door to the next step. In the scripture above, God told Ab

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Best Time to Share the Gospel

      Nov 19, 2021

      “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isaiah 9:6 Wow, it’s almost Christmas aga

      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Oct 27, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Getting to Know God

      Mar 16, 2020

      Getting to Know God
      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Adult Enlightener

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Adult Enlightener - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

      LEARNING SESSION

      This quarter’s study focuses on evangelism in the name of Jesus. The Apostle Paul wrote that believers, are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us (2 Cor. 5:20, NRSV). This is a needed study because, while it is clear that people still need the Lord, it is just as clear that some Christians have lost their zeal to evangelize on His behalf. There are many reasons why this has happened, but one of the main reasons is a waning understanding of and appreciation for what we really lost when mankind sinned against God. Today’s lesson puts into perspective how our access to paradise was lost through the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

      Selected Scripture: Genesis 3:1–15

      I. ADAM AND EVE SINNED

      The book of Genesis recounts that the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Gen. 2:7, NRSV). Following the creation of man, He planted a garden in Eden (v. 8, NRSV) and put the man there. God gave the man everything he needed in the Garden and, in turn, gave him the responsibility of tending and keeping it. Paradise was now a reality. Having made man—and having determined that the animals were not suitable companions for him—He saw that Adam should have a wife. And so, He created Eve to be his mate. Truly, this was a blessed union!

      BIBLICAL TEACHING EMPHASES:

      I. Adam and Eve Sinned

      II. Adam and Eve Tried to Hide

      III. God Promised a Redeemer

      RESOURCES:

      Alan Jacobs. Original Sin: A Cultural History. New York, NY: HarperOne, 2008.

      Peace, perfection, paradise—those are all words that come to us as we think about God’s creation. As King David wrote, The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork (Ps. 19:1, KJV). God blessed Adam and Eve to eat and enjoy the fruits of the Garden freely. There was only one caveat: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Gen. 2:16–17, KJV). This was not a difficult command on the face of it. It was not much to remember. Yet Adam and Eve disobeyed. Faced with the temptation presented to them by the serpent—that their eyes would be opened and they would be like God—Eve succumbed and ate of the forbidden fruit, followed by her husband, Adam. The consequences, as we will see, were wide-ranging.

      II. ADAM AND EVE TRIED TO HIDE

      We can all agree that the commandment given by God was not a challenging commandment. All of us can recall times when we have given similar commands to a child. God’s command, though, was not followed. How could Adam and Eve have rebelled against a God who had created them, provided them with all they needed, and positioned them to flourish in His world?

      ACTIVITY

      MAKING IT RELEVANT:

      List some of the ways in which the sin of Adam and Eve is still with us in the modern world. How has it touched your own life?

      The facts of the case are laid out before us in Genesis 3:6. Eve was enticed by the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Her husband, who ought to have known better, joined her in eating. Thus, they sinned against God.

      Rebellion might sound like a strong word to describe what Adam and Eve did. After all, they were naive creatures with no prior experience of evil. We must understand, however, the gravity of sin. Any time we sin or go against God’s commandments, we engage in rebellion against His authority. If there had been no commandment in place, then there would have been no transgression of, or rebellion against, that commandment (see Rom. 4:15). But because sin is the transgression of the Law (see 1 John 3:4), Adam and Eve had now rebelled against God by eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. They knew that they had sinned. That is why they hid themselves from God and attempted to cover themselves with fig leaves. The shame they felt was the clearest sign of the chasm that had opened up between them and their Creator.

      This rebellion is the concern of all of humanity because through it sin entered each of our lives. Consider the words of Paul in Romans 5. There, he assumes the truth of this idea: By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned (v. 12, KJV). Furthermore, "death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1