HE FELL IN LOVE
or
ADAM & EVE, CHRIST & ME
Romans 5:14
Genesis 2:15-25, I Timothy 2:13,14, Ephesians 5:25
Introduction:
Our theme today is LOVE. Love is one of the most powerful
forces in the world. My goal is to help us have a new
appreciation of the LOVE Adam had for Eve and the Sacrificial LOVE
Jesus has for us.
The Bible says "Adam was not deceived, but the woman being dececived,
FELL into transgression" I Tim. 2:14 and "Adam who is a type of Him (Jesus)
Who was to come...." Romans 5:14 NKJV
I am using the words to the gospel song "HE FELL IN LOVE" to hang
our thoughts on and as an outline today. (Sung by the Inspirations Quartet
from Bryson City, N.C.) Note the dual meanings and applications and the
play on words.
HE FELL IN LOVE
Together they walked in the garden alone
Adam and his lovely wife,
Satan came seeking their souls to devour,
Temptation robbed Eve of her life.
He saw she was fallen and could not return,
He prays to the Father above,
Though he was not tempted to sin as she was
Adam fell heart first in love.
He fell in love with Eve,
He took her depravity,
Love moved him to pay the price,
Love drove him from paradise.
He loved her enough to die,
True love was the reason why,
Though falling would cost his blood
HE FELL IN LOVE
Together they lived in eternity past,
They needed nothing from me.
Sin held me bound needing One to come down,
To suffer and set my soul free.
The Savior left Heaven to take up His cross
Sin’s poison became His cup,
Though He knew to drink it would mean He must die
Jesus fell for me in love.
He fell in love with me,
He took my depravity.
Love moved Him to pay the price,
Love drove Him from paradise.
He loved me enough to die,
True love was the reason why
Though falling would cost His blood
HE FELL IN LOVE
I. ADAM - HE FELL IN LOVE Genesis2:15-25
"Together they walked in the garden alone Adam and his lovely wife"
Gen. 2:15-25 (comment as you go)
Vs.15 Garden of Eden He had a perfect environment, paradise; it was heaven on earth.
But something was missing!
Vs.15 Tend and dress it He had a great job, it was rewarding and fulfilling (and there were no
thorns yet). But, something was missing!
Vss.16-17 He had plenty - Had Freedom - Had Fellowship with God Adam was innocent and
he had only 1 restriction or law, not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. But,
something was missing!
Vss19-20A He had INTELLIGENCE He had proper self-esteem. He was not a dumb cave-
man. He named every creature. (Can the evolutionist?) But, something was missing!
Then, Adam no doubt thought,"Something is a matter with this picture - all of God’s creatures
have a mate but me."
Vs 2:20B But for Adam there ws not found a helper comparable to him.
Vs. 2:18 For the first time God says something was not good - that is for man to be alone.
Vs. 2:21-22 Eve Formed From a Rib
She was not formed from his foot (to walk on her), or from his head (to rule over him),
but from his rib, his side, equal but different, from his side next to his heart to love and
protect.
Vs2:22 GOD "MADE" Literally "Built"
Vs. 2:23 Adam said, "WO - MAN" she’s built" and Adam fell heart-first in love!
Now, nothing was missing!
Vs.2:23 SHE = God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
Vs.2:24 WIFE = Singular, not wives. Ideally, one man one wife for life.
Vs.2:24 Leave & Cleave = Very important for all concerned. We start marriage alone -
parents die - children leave - and we "Walk together alone again."
Oh! How Adam and Eve loved one another!
But, things didn’t stay Perfect in Paradise for long.
"Satan came seeking their souls to devour,
Temptation robbed Eve of their life."
Genesis 3:1-6 note vs 6 "She took of it’s fruit and ate."
I Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilent because your adversary the devil walks about like a
roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."
Eve exercised her Freedom from Adam’s Protection.
Temptation of itself is not a sin, but to yeild is a sin.
Vs. 3:13 Eve was deceived and confesses it to God (beguiled). 2 Cor. 11:3 warns of
being deceived like Eve was by the serpents craftiness of the simplicity in Christ.
The moment she "ate" she died spiritually and later died physically.
*But, remember, eating the fruit was the result of unbelief. John 3:18 "He who blieves in
HIM is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he
has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
He saw she was fallen and could not return,
He prays to the Father above,
Though he was not tempted to sin as she was
Adam fell heart first in Love.
Vs. 3:6 Eve hands Adam the fruit and his mind races - he remembers "The day you
eat you will die." She can’t "unsin" - go back to the state of innocence.
What’s he gonna do?
Adam remembers what it was like before Eve. He loved her so much - didn’t want to
be separated forever. Adam was not tempted like Eve was! Remember, "Adam was not deceived,
but the woman being deceived, FELL into transgression." I Tim. 2:14
Adam had to make some choices.
Illustration: Fruit for object lesson. Hold fruit and say:
Would he join Even in "The FALL"?
Would Adam deliberately choose to sin? Transgress?
Would he be willing to pay the price? (the wages of sin is death)
Would Adam be willing to give up Paradise for Eve?
No one could make Adam do it?
Would he do it?
Did Adam love Eve enough to die for her and with her?
Vs. 3:6 She gave the fruit to her husband "and he did eat" (Take a bite of the fruit)
Yes! Adam voluntarily joined Even in the FALL! Why? Adam "FELL" before the "FALL" -
HE FELL IN LOVE. (read first half of song/poem)
Note: Adam is always held accountable for the FALL.
II. JESUS (2nd Adam) HE FELL IN LOVE
(Remember Romans 5:14 Adam was a type of Jesus)
"Together They lived in eternity past,
They needed nothing from me."
God (the Trinity) needed and needs nothing.
It seems creating mankind resulted in nothing but heartache.
Why would an All-Sufficient, All-Knowing create mankind knowing we would sin?
Well, He did!
Sin held me bound needing One to come down.
To suffer and set my soul free.
The Savior left Heaven to take up His cross
Sin’s poison became His cup,
He didn’t need me but I need Him. (Personalize here)
What was in the cup? (read Luke 22:41-44)
Illustration: Object lesson; look in a cup and read list of sins.
Jesus saw:
A Abortion -Abuse (all types)-Adultery-Anger
B Backbiting-Bitterness-Backsliding-Busybody
C Complaining-Critical spirit
D Deception-Deceit-Drunkenness
E Envy-Excuses
F Fornication-Faithlessness
G Gossip-Gluttony-Gambling
H Hatred-Homosexuality
I Idolatry-Immorality
J Jealousy-Judging others before self
K Killing
L Laziness (physically and spiritually)-Lust-Lying
M Murmuring-Meddling
N Neglect
O Omission-Occult
P Prayerlessness-Pride
Q Quenching the Holy Spirit
R Racism-Rape-Rejecting Jesus
S Slothfulness
T Talents-Time-Treasure
U Unforgiveness-Unconfessed sin-Unthankfullness
V Violence-Vulgar language
W Witchcraft
X Not being "Xcited" about serving God
Y Yielding to temptation
Z Not being zealous in God’s work, etc.
All my sin - your sin - omission and commision
This is some of what Jesus saw in the Cup in the Garden.
Jesus remembers eternity past without mankind to love. He didn’t want us
to be seperated from Him forever. Jesus (as a man) had to make some choices.
Would He, the sinless Son of God, be willing to be "made sin (a sin-offering) for
us that we might be made righteous"?
Would He, in the sense, join mankind in the "FALL"?
Would He be willing to Pay the Price? (wages of sin -death-take our hell we deserve)
Would He be willing to be separated from the Father?
Did He love us enough to die for us?
No one could make Jesus do it!
Would He do it?
"Father, if it is Your will, take this CUP away from Me; nevertheless not My will
but Yours be done."
"Though He knew to drink it would mean He must die"
The next day on the cross He drank the CUP.
Illustration: Turn up a cup as though to drink from it.
"JESUS FELL FOR ME IN LOVE"
Conclusion
Good NEWS John10:17-18 "No one takes My life, I lay it down of Myself.
I have power to take it again" and He did!
Now, God put the believers sin on Jesus’s account and Jesus’s righteousness on the
believer’s account. Romans 4:1-8, Phil. 15-17
Adam Fell in Love with Eve - Christ Fell in Love with us.
Husbands love your wives - Love Christ above all.
Luke 14:26A Love would seem like hate by comparison. He died for us - let us live
for Him.
