Bible Study

MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY

October 16, 2024

PASTOR E.V. LIGHTFOOT

I. Primeval History: Establishing the Need for Redemption Genesis (1:1-11:26)  

  A.  Perfect Creation: The Absence of Sin (1:1-2:25)

         1. An Overview of Perfection (1:2-2:3)

          a. Inanimate Perfection (1:2-19)

          b. Animate (Animal) Perfection (1:20-25)

          c. Human Perfection (1:26-2:3)

       2. A Close-up on the Human Ideal (2:4-25)

          a. The Ideal Creation of Man (2:4-7)

          b. The Ideal Place of Man (2:8-14)

          c. The Ideal Responsibility of Man (2:15-25)

  B.  Fallen Humanity: The Advent of Sin (3:1-21)

       1. The Lead Up to Sin (3:1-6)

          a. Step One: Wrongly Recalling God's Word (3:1-3)

          b. Step Two: Wrongly Assessing God's Purposes

          (3:4-5)

          c. Step Three: Wrongly Approving What Seems

           "Good" (3:6)