LifePoint Lebanon
Walking in Freedom - The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Locations & Times
Lifepoint Church
195 N Washington Ave, Lebanon, MO 65536, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
You were made to bring glory to God.
Tree of Life
Freedom, Grace, Eternal Life, God is Good, God is forgiving
Freedom, Grace, Eternal Life, God is Good, God is forgiving
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Bondage, the Law, Leads to death, God is only a judge, We are condemned
Bondage, the Law, Leads to death, God is only a judge, We are condemned
Sin didn’t come from God, it was our choice.
God didn’t create sin, we chose it and in that, we chose separation from the source of everything good. We chose bondage.
The starting point to a relationship with God and walking in freedom, is accepting that you are a sinner and that Jesus paid the penalty for your sin by shedding His blood, and dying on a cross.
God doesn’t demand good, He demands perfect.
God came looking for them.
The truth about the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil:
1. The fruit is knowledge.
1. The fruit is knowledge.
The Law cannot save us, but it can lead us to life!
The Law cannot save us, but it can lead us to life!
Wisdom from God:
is pure, peace loving, gentle at all times, willing to yield to others, full of mercy and good deeds, showing no partiality, and is always sincere.
is pure, peace loving, gentle at all times, willing to yield to others, full of mercy and good deeds, showing no partiality, and is always sincere.
Wisdom from the World:
is jealous, selfish, earthly, unspiritual, and it motivated by evil.
is jealous, selfish, earthly, unspiritual, and it motivated by evil.
The truth about the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil:
2. Fruit is Deadly.
2. Fruit is Deadly.
“It’s important to note that often the desire to know is in direct opposition to the desire to trust. We would rather gain knowledge to try to control our own lives than trust God to take care of us.”
- Ps. Christ Hodges
- Ps. Christ Hodges
Trust isn’t something we earn, it is a gift we bestow. All the knowledge in the world will not settle the mind of a skeptic until that skeptic chooses to trust in the Lord.
The truth about the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil:
3. The fruit is consumed
3. The fruit is consumed
Sin starts in the mind before we ever move a muscle to engage in the act.
The truth about the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil:
4. The fruit causes separation.
4. The fruit causes separation.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil robs us of our innocence.
The Results of Shame:
1. Covering up with religion
2. Lying, deception, false pride
3. Making promises you can’t keep
4. Getting our self worth from the things we do
5. Inability to come to a place of honesty with God because we believe we have no value
6. Concentrating on our sin instead of on our Savior
1. Covering up with religion
2. Lying, deception, false pride
3. Making promises you can’t keep
4. Getting our self worth from the things we do
5. Inability to come to a place of honesty with God because we believe we have no value
6. Concentrating on our sin instead of on our Savior
The Results of Victimization:
1. We notice other’s sin, but not our own
2. We excuse and condemn ourselves, saying “I’ve always been this way. 3. I’ll never change. I’ll never be good enough.”
4. We feel rejected.
1. We notice other’s sin, but not our own
2. We excuse and condemn ourselves, saying “I’ve always been this way. 3. I’ll never change. I’ll never be good enough.”
4. We feel rejected.
God is bigger than our sin, and He has made a way for us to overcome it.