AtonementRepairing of the

Relationship

What are some ways that clothing helps our daily life?.We put a coat on when its ______..Bathing suits when we want to_________..We wear a hat and sunglasses if its ______.

Everyday we put on our clothes before we go out, but once there was a time when we didn’t need a covering at all.

You see, clothing covers our bodies from all types of elements. But the bible tells us that until the fall there was never a need

for covering, because the Lord was our covering. He had made everything to

suit us. There was no need to add or take away from anything

the Lord had given us.

Covering.

why don’t we have it?

why do we need it?

When Adam and Eve found that

they were naked, they knew right away

they needed covering. They reached for

some itchy leaves.

But when God found them, He

covered them and used animal’s skins;

which were much more comfortable.

You see God, even though we had sinned,

provided the right type of covering.

(Leaves do have a tendency to dry up and wither away.)

You see God offered a covering that was not

only better but more permanent than the weak

attempt that we made.

*Did you know that if properly cared for an animal skin could last thousands if not tens of thousands of years?

Identity

Another use of Covering

*God made us in His image, so He made us special. He also was the first to offer our bodies the type of covering they would need in the new fallen world. Now as sinners, we could be recognized as being incomplete. We now need covering to protect us.

You may know a person by what he wears.

What about those poor animals? What did they do to become clothing?

Now all would suffer for our sin. We are left to cover ourselves with the innocent. Our covering (plant or animal) would die to cover our flesh. Why?

Maybe God didn’t want us to forget what He saw as a suitable covering. To repair our relationship we would need an innocent covering. We needed Atonement.

No, He just didn’t like it, because it was not what He asked from him. Like Adam and Eve, Cain was trying to make a weaker attempt to cover his sin. Even though he knew better.

So what was wrong with Cain’s offering?

What was right about Abel’s offering?

Did God punish Cain for not making the right offering?

Read Genesis 4:1-6

There can be a repair in your relationship with

God. Remember what God said to Cain, “If you do what

is right, will you not be accepted?.” In other words He

says you can still fix your mistake, you can still choose

My acceptable sacrifice.Can you accept His way or are you just trying it

your own way? He wants you broke so He can fix you.

You just got to do it His way.

Have you ever blamed God for your sin?

Do you think sometimes we can be like Cain and be mad at God for the things that we do?

Memory verse:

God does not take away life;

instead, he devises ways so that a

banished person may not remain

estranged from Him. 2 Samuel 14:14

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