Turn, Turn, Turn
Genesis 4-6/Matthew 3-4
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OT
4:9 Afterward the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?” “I don’t know!” Cain retorted. “Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?”
6:22 So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
NT
3:15 But Jesus said, “It must be done, because we must do everything that is right.” So then John baptized him.
4:4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God.'”
:7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.'”
:10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him.'”
:17 From then on, Jesus began to preach, “Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”
:19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, be my disciples, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
OT Flash Points
Offering – not about what you do for a living but what God requires
The question is, do I care what He wants, or do I think “doing my best” should be good enough
Obedience is the master over the sin that crouches at the door waiting to master the disobedient
Life out of the Garden becomes a test, deciding who wants to spend eternity with their Creator
Descendants of Cain – murderers, vengeful
Descendants of Seth – the image of his father
NT Flash Points
“This is My Son and I am pleased with Him”
The image of His Father
Perspective
“Turn from your sins, turn to God, the Kingdom of Heaven is near!”