Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for December 17, 2023

Christmas in Genesis

Genesis 3:1-24

1. Deception 1-5

• crafty serpent (Rev. 12:9)
• casting doubt

2. Violation 6-7

• took and ate
• eyes opened

3. Confrontation 8-13

• God’s questions
• Man’s excuses

4. Salvation 14-19

• consequences (Rom. 8:22)
• cure in the context of the curse (Rom. 16:20, Gal. 3:13, Heb. 2:14)

5. Foundation 20-24

• clothed sinners
• getting back to the garden

6. So What?

• Because the Father placed the curse on Jesus that you deserve, rejoice in and rely on the rebel-seeking God of Christmas.
• “He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found…” (Watts, “Joy to the World”)
• celebrating Christmas: pondering your predicament and God’s provision for it.
• “So what am I going to do with all these unfixables? All these not-as-they-should-bes, not as they will be one day? I’m going to trust you with all these unfixables until the day when I finally see the way You make masterpieces out of these unfixables.” (Chapman, “Unfixables”)