THE FALL OF MAN (2)

Yesterday we were made to understand that sin is neither an accident nor a coincident, it is an act that requires the will power of its victim. In other words, you must agree to the terms of sin for you to be able to commits.  We therefore concluded that sin was both conceived and born. Today we’ll be looking at the consequences of that fall.  Romans 5:15 which has been our anchor scripture still holds for this part, it says;

“Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned”

THE RESULTS OF THE FALL

a.     There was a loss of communication and fellowship with God, Isaiah 59:2, Eph 2:11-12

b.    Spiritual death took its toll on mankind-Rom 6:23, Physical death-Heb 9-27 followed by eternal death-Rev 20:15

c.     Man exchanged his nature of righteousness and truth for that of sin and debt to sin, Gen 5:3

d.    Man (God’s children) became slaves to satan, 2Tim 2:26

e.     Satan became the father of mankind be reason of their new nature, John 8:44

f.       Man lost his God-given authority to the devil

g.     Man lost dominion to the devil

h.     Man lost his dominion over diseases, sorrow, hardship and suffering to the devil.

Conclusively, sin has consequences. Do not believe the lies of the devil. You might have read in your bible that no sinner shall go unpunished and you are asking but where does God’s mercy come in here? God is merciful and 1John 1:9 tells us that He is faithful and just, all you need do is confess and He will forgive and in fact forget it. However, whatever consequences that surfaces afterwards will be faced by you. For instance, if you contact AIDS in the process of committing fornication and you ask God for forgiveness, sure He will forgive you but you’ll require a further dose of mercy to get healed. Be wise!