LOSS of rights

 Genesis 3:6-7

King James Version

6 And when the woman saw 

that the tree was good for food, 

and that it was pleasant to the eyes, 

and a tree to be desired to make one wise, 

she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, 

and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, 

and they knew that they were naked; 

and they sewed fig leaves together, 

and made themselves aprons.

Everything was going great for Adam and Eve.

Until such time the serpent succeeded in tempting Eve.

And Adam followed suit.

Where before, all they knew was GOD and good, now, they were exposed to Satan, evil, and death.

That was our fall from grace.

GOD discovered their disobedience.

Genesis 3:9-12

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9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, 

and said unto him, Where art thou?

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, 

and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11 And he said, 

Who told thee that thou wast naked? 

Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee 

that thou shouldest not eat?

12 And the man said, 

The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, 

she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

The result?

GOD cursed the serpent, Adam, and Eve.

Our lives are the way it is now, because of that first sin.

Man lost these rights:

The RIGHT to be in the presence of GOD.

The RIGHT to live in the garden of Eden.

The RIGHT to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:22-24

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22 And the Lord God said, 

Behold, 

the man is become as one of us, 

to know good and evil: 

and now, lest he put forth his hand, 

and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

23 Therefore the Lord God 

sent him forth from the garden of Eden, 

to till the ground from whence he was taken.

24 So he drove out the man; 

and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, 

and a flaming sword which turned every way, 

to keep the way of the tree of life.

The RIGHT to live freely, and comfortably.

Genesis 3:16

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16 Unto the woman he said, 

I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception;

 in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; 

and thy desire shall be to thy husband, 

and he shall rule over thee.

Genesis 3:17-19

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17 And unto Adam he said, 

Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, 

and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, 

saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: 

cursed is the ground for thy sake; 

in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; 

and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, 

till thou return unto the ground; 

for out of it wast thou taken: 

for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

We may not have a perfect existence now.

All because of our original sin.

Still, we need to respect the rights of others.

And that's for the next post.

Man's FIRST rights

1 John 3:1

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3 Behold, what manner of love 

the Father hath bestowed upon us, 

that we should be called the sons of God: 

therefore the world knoweth us not, 

because it knew him not.

What were man's first rights?

First, we look to the FIRST man.

Adam was the first man.

He had astounding privileges.

Imagine these:

-- GOD walked with him in the garden of Eden.

-- He even spoke directly to Adam.

As such, man was so blessed!

You can also imagine the rights given him.

SPIRIT led me to man's FIRST rights.

Here's what Scripture reveals:

The RIGHT to be created in GOD's image, and likeness.

Genesis 1:26-27

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26 And God said, 

Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: 

and let them have dominion 

over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, 

and over the cattle, 

and over all the earth, 

and over every creeping thing 

that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God created he him; 

male and female created he them.

The RIGHT to be a living, breathing soul.

Genesis 2:7

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7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

The RIGHT to have dominion over the creatures from GOD.

Genesis 1:28

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28 And God blessed them, 

and God said unto them, 

Be fruitful, and multiply, 

and replenish the earth, 

and subdue it: 

and have dominion over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, 

and over every living thing 

that moveth upon the earth.

The RIGHT to eat what GOD created for food.

Genesis 1:29

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29 And God said, 

Behold, 

I have given you every herb bearing seed, 

which is upon the face of all the earth, 

and every tree, in the which is 

the fruit of a tree yielding seed; 

to you it shall be for meat.

The RIGHT to live in the garden of Eden.

Genesis 2:8

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8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; 

and there he put the man whom he had formed.

The RIGHT to exercise discernment.

Genesis 2:16-17

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16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, 

Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 

thou shalt not eat of it: 

for in the day that thou eatest thereof 

thou shalt surely die.

The RIGHT to have help.

Genesis 2:18

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18 And the Lord God said, 

It is not good that the man should be alone; 

I will make him an help meet for him.

The RIGHT to name the creatures GOD gave him.

Genesis 2:19-20

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19 And out of the ground 

the Lord God formed every beast of the field, 

and every fowl of the air; 

and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: 

and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, 

that was the name thereof.

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, 

and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; 

but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

The RIGHT to have a companion.

Genesis 2:21-22

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21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, 

and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, 

and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, 

made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

The RIGHT to have a wife.

Genesis 2:23-24

King James Version

23 And Adam said, 

This is now bone of my bones, 

and flesh of my flesh: 

she shall be called Woman, 

because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, 

and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

The RIGHT to name his wife.

Genesis 3:20

King James Version

20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; 

because she was the mother of all living.

The next post talks about the loss of some rights.

Some BASIC facts

 Genesis 1:26

King James Version

26 And God said, 

Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: 

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, 

and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing 

that creepeth upon the earth.

Some things you need to know.

We must have a few facts straight, regarding man's beginnings.

It's important, so there won't be disputes about gender, and such.

Pay attention to these truths:

GOD created man, in His own image.

Genesis 1:27

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27 So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God created he him; 

male and female created he them.

GOD created Adam first.

Genesis 2:7-8

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7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; 

and there he put the man whom he had formed.

From whom, He created woman.

Genesis 2:20-22

King James Version

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, 

and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; 

but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep 

to fall upon Adam, and he slept: 

and he took one of his ribs, 

and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, 

made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

Adam names her.

Genesis 2:23-24

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23 And Adam said, 

This is now bone of my bones, 

and flesh of my flesh: 

she shall be called Woman, 

because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, 

and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

After their fall from GOD's grace, Adam names Woman.

Genesis 3:20

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20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; 

because she was the mother of all living.

How GOD called man and woman.

Genesis 5:1-2

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5 This is the book of the generations of Adam. 

In the day that God created man, 

in the likeness of God made he him;

2 Male and female created he them; 

and blessed them, 

and called their name Adam, 

in the day when they were created.

Adam was also called the the "first Adam".

1 Corinthians 15:45

King James Version

45 And so it is written, 

The first man Adam was made a living soul; 

the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

But who was the "last Adam"?

JESUS.

1 Corinthians 15:47

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47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; 

the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Fascinating, isn't it?

Unless you're born again, being taught by SPIRIT, you have no idea the treasures from the Bible.

Neither will you accept it, unless you are born of the SPIRIT.

John 3:5-8

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5 Jesus answered, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, 

he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; 

and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, 

and thou hearest the sound thereof, 

but canst not tell whence it cometh, 

and whither it goeth: 

so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

But you shall see more as we go along.

Such as what man's FIRST rights were.

That's for the next post.