“YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
(Genesis 3:4)
“…I WAS AFRAID…”
(Genesis 3:10)
Carter McKeague
(Pray for Spain)
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
In Genesis 3:4 are the recorded
words of a person who Scripture calls
‘the serpent’.
 The words which the serpent spoke
were a direct contradiction to what
God spoke to Adam in Genesis 2:17,
“But from the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil you shall not eat, for in
the day that you eat from it you shall
surely die.”
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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What the serpent spoke in verse 4
was the first lie spoken to a human
being.
Lies have a source.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Verse 10 is the first time in Scripture
where fear is manifested in a human.
The lie was spoken.
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The lie was believed.
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The lie was acted upon.
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The result was fear.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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From this observation the Lord
teaches us that a lie precedes a fear.
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Fear is the fruit of believing lies.
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Fear is the fruit of believing lies.
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Fear is the fruit of believing lies.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Jesus spoke about the devil in John
8:44, “When he lies, he speaks his
native language, for he is a liar and
the father of lies.”
Jesus referred to a person named the
devil.
In this verse Jesus describes the
devil speaking.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Lies steal faith.
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Lies foster fear.
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Lies can come as spoken words.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Lies can come as thoughts into our
minds.
Lies seek to destroy the
advancement of the gospel.
Lies proceed from persons which
Scripture describes as demons.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Another thought from this part of
Scripture is fear came as a result of
something that happened in Eve’s past.
We do not know how much time passed
between verses 4 and 10.
Fear can enter a person’s life because
of some trauma in their past.
If fear has come in uninvited it has to
be told to leave in the name of Jesus!
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Are there any of these fears in your life?
Fear of heights.
Fear of people.
Fear of rejection.
Fear of punishment.
Fear of responsibility.
Fear of enclosed spaces.
Fear of lack of having enough money.
Fear of what your future holds for you.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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The only thing a Christian is to fear is
the Lord…..a reverential fear and
respect!!
For fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Fear is an enemy that poses as a
friend! Satan is behind fear.
Fear opposes the work of the Holy
Spirit.
BUT, we do not have to live with fear.
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Whatever fear is tormenting you,
pray and ask the Lord to deliver you.
Psalms 34:4 says, “I sought the Lord,
and he answered me. And delivered
me from all my fears.”
Believing prayer and perfect love
(Jesus) can caste out all fear!!
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Are you tired of fear in your life?
Have you spent too much time
believing the lies of the enemy?
Would you like to begin today,
believe the TRUTH and what Jesus
Christ says?
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Genesis 3:4, “YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE,”
Genesis 3:10, “…I WAS AFRAID…”
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Whatever fear is tormenting you,
pray and ask the Lord to deliver
you.
Psalms 34:4 says, “I sought the
Lord, and he answered me. And
delivered me from all my fears.”
LET’S PRAY:
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