Di

sobedi
enceI

Per
for
manceobj
ect
ives:

St
udent
sshoul
dbeabl
eto:

1.Expl
aint
het
erm di
sobedi
ence

2.Gi
veabi
bli
cal
accountoft
hef
ir
stdi
sobedi
ence

3.I
dent
if
ypeopl
eint
hebi
blet
hatar
edi
sobedi
ent

Cont
ent

Meani
A. ngofdi
sobedi
ence
Di
sobedi
encei
sanactofbr
eaki
ngGod'
slaworany

behav
iourt
hati
sagai
nstt
hepr
inci
pleofmor
ali
ty.

Exampl
esar
est
eal
i
ng,
kil
l
ing,
ret
ali
ati
onet
c.whenev
erwedoany

oft
hese,
wehav
edi
sobey
edGod.

B.Bi
bli
calaccountoff
ir
sthumandi
sobedi
enceGen.3:
1-19.
Thef
ir
stdi
sobedi
encet
hatl
edt
osi
nint
hebi
blewascommi
tt
ed

byAdam andEv
eAf
tercr
eat
ingAdam andEv
e,Godpl
acedt
hem i
ntheGar
denof

Eden.Theywer
etost
ayt
her
eandr
uleOv
ert
heani
mal
sand

bi
rds.Amongt
het
reesi
nthegar
denwast
het
reeofknowl
edge

ofgoodandev
il
.Godt
oldt
hem t
heycoul
deatanyoft
hef
rui
tsof

t
het
reesi
nthegar
denexceptt
hatoft
het
reei
nthemi
ddl
eoft
he
gar
den.Thi
swast
het
reeofknowl
edge.Godsai
d,Thedayy
ou

eatoft
het
ree,
youshal
lsur
elydi
e.

Adam andev
eli
vedhappi
l
ytoget
heri
nthegar
den.Onedayt
he

dev
ilcamei
nfor
m ofaser
pentanddecei
vedev
e,het
oldhert
hat

shewoul
dnotdi
ebutherey
ewoul
dbeopenedandshewoul
d

t
henknowt
hedi
ff
erencebet
weengoodandev
il
.Thef
rui
tont
he

t
reel
ookst
empt
ingEv
etookoneofi
tandat
epar
tofi
tandgav
e

t
her
emai
ninghal
ftoAdam.I
mmedi
atel
y,t
heyopenedandt
hey

sawt
hatt
heywer
enakedt
hent
ookl
eav
est
ocov
ert
hei
r

nakednessandhi
de.

Godknewwhatt
heyhaddone,
hecal
l
edt
hem t
oknowwher
e

t
heywer
ethenAdam r
epl
i
ed1hear
dyourv
oiceandIwasaf
rai
d

becauseIwasnakedandhi
d.Godaskedhi
m'whot
oldy
out
hat

y
ouar
enaked?Her
epl
i
edsay
ingt
hewomangav
ehi
mthef
rui
tto

eat
,Ev
esai
ditwast
heser
pentt
hatdecei
vedher
.Godgotangr
y

andsentt
hem awayf
ronm t
hebeaut
if
ulgar
denandcausedt
he

ser
pent
.

Mor
all
esson:
Di
sobedi
encei
sal
way
spuni
shed.Deat
hcameasar
esul
tof

Adam andEv
e'sdi
sobedi
encet
oGod.Wemustl
ear
ntobe

obedi
entt
oav
oidpuni
shment
sandi
tsnegat
iveef
fect
s.Ther
eis

abl
essi
ngi
nobedi
ence.
Di
sobedi
enceI
I
Per
for
manceobj
ect
ives:

St
udent
sshoul
dbeabl
eto:

1.St
atet
heconsequencesofdi
sobedi
ence

Cont
ent

A.ConsequencesofAdam andEv
eGen.3:
14-
19

Thej
udgmentofGodonAdam'
sdi
sobedi
encer
esul
tedi
n

har
dwor
k.Adam'
spl
easantwor
ktur
nst
ohar
dwor
k

becauseGodcausedt
hegr
oundbecauseofAdam'
ssi
n

andt
hisi
swhyt
il
ltodaymanmustwor
khar
dtoeat
.

Ev
ewascausedt
ogi
vebi
rt
hinpai
nsI
nsor
rowshal
lyoubr
ing

f
ort
hchi
l
drenandy
ourdesi
reshal
lbef
ory
ourhusband,
andhe

shal
lrul
eov
ery
ou'
Today
,womensuf
fert
hepai
nofchi
l
dbi
rt
has

ar
esul
tofEv
e'sdi
sobedi
encet
oGod.

Becauseoft
hei
rdi
sobedi
ence,
deat
hent
eredi
ntot
hewor
ld,

Adam andEv
edi
edphy
sical
l
yandwasbur
ied,
thusr
etur
ningt
o

t
heear
thGodt
ookt
hem f
rom.AsAdam andev
edescendant
s

i
ncr
easedonear
tht
her
ewasmor
eev
il
.
Peopl
edowi
ckedt
hingsagai
nstt
hei
rnei
ghbour
s,f
oughtt
hem

andki
l
ledt
hem,
thi
sev
ilmadeGoddest
royt
hewor
ldwi
thaf
lood

i
nGen.
6:11-
22.Today
,oursoci
etyi
sful
lofev
ildeedsl
i
ker
it
ual

ki
l
li
ngs,
rape,
cor
rupt
ionet
candt
hisbr
oughtaboutt
he

br
eakdownofl
awandor
deri
nsoci
ety
.

B.Lear
ner
s'di
sobedi
enceandconsequences

School
sandr
eli
giouspl
acesar
ewher
est
udent
sgot
olear
nand

t
hisl
ear
ningcoul
dbef
ormal
ori
nfor
mal
innat
ure.Theschool
,

chur
chandpar
ent
ssetmor
alst
andar
dsandmodel
sforst
udent
s

andchi
l
dren.

Howev
er,
school
shav
erul
esandr
egul
ati
onsmeantt
ogui
det
he

st
udent
sandpar
ent
ssetexampl
esf
ort
hei
rchi
l
drent
oexhi
bit

out
side.Despi
teal
loft
his,
west
il
lhav
est
udent
scomi
ngl
atet
o

school
,maki
ngnoi
sei
ncl
ass,
fight
ingandi
ndul
gingi
ncul
ti
sm.

Theconsequencesi
ncl
ude;
1.Sev
erepuni
shment

2.Suspensi
on

3.Deat
h(f
orcul
ti
sm/
robber
y).

C.Di
sobedi
encesagai
nstt
henat
ionall
aw
Lawsar
emeantt
ocont
rol
theci
ti
zensofasoci
ety
.Theyl
aid

downt
oensur
epeace,
orderandhar
monyi
nthesoci
ety
.
Howev
er,
theconst
it
uti
oni
sacompi
l
ati
onoft
hev
ari
ousl
aws

meantt
opr
otectandgui
det
heci
ti
zensandsoci
etyatl
arge.

Exampl
esofnat
ional
lawsar
e;v
arndal
i
sat
ionofpubl
i
cpr
oper
ty,

moneyl
aunder
ing,
fraud,
disr
espect
ingt
henat
ional
ant
hem and

f
laget
c.f
ines,
jai
lter
m andconf
iscat
ionoft
hecr
imi
nal
'
spr
oper
ty

ar
esomeoft
heconsequencesofbr
eaki
ngnat
ional
laws.

Mor
all
esson:Wemustl
ear
ntoguar
dagai
nstdi
sobedi
encet
obe

i
ngoodr
elat
ionshi
pwi
thGod

A.Themeani
ngofr
econci
li
ati
on
Reconci
l
iat
ioni
stheactofcausi
ngt
wopeopl
etobecome

f
ri
endl
yagai
naf
teranar
gumentordi
sagr
eement
;the

r
est
orat
ionoff
ri
endl
yrel
ati
ons.

I
tisal
sot
heact
ionofmaki
ngonev
ieworbel
i
efcompat
ibl
ewi
th

anot
her
.

B.Condi
ti
onsnecessar
yforr
econci
li
ati
on
Bef
orer
econci
l
iat
ioncant
akepl
acesuccessf
ull
y,peopl
emust

obser
vet
hef
oll
owi
ng;
1.Si
ncer
it
y:Peopl
einv
olv
edi
nanydi
sagr
eementmustbe

si
ncer
ewi
theachot
herandber
eadyt
oacceptt
hei
rwr
ongs.

2.I
mpar
ti
ali
ty:
Peopl
eset
tl
inganydi
sagr
eementmustbef
airi
n

t
hei
rjudgment
sandshoul
dav
oidanyf
orm ofpar
ti
ali
ty.They

shoul
dbewomenandmenofi
ntegr
it
yandhonest
y.

3.Humi
li
ty:Thetwopeopl
einv
olv
edmustbehumbl
eenought
o

apol
ogi
zewhenf
oundgui
l
tywhi
l
etheof
fendedshoul
dber
eady

t
ofor
giv
eandf
orget
.

Ther
efor
e,t
her
eshoul
dbe3par
ti
esont
her
econci
l
iat
ionl
i
st;
the

of
fender
,theof
fendedandt
heset
tl
ingpar
ty.

C.Thepr
odi
galson(repai
rsabr
okenr
elat
ionshi
p)Luke15:
11-
32

Ar
ichmanhadt
wosons,
onedayt
hey
oungeronecal
l
edhi
s

f
atheranddemandedhi
sownshar
eofhi
sinher
it
ance,
thef
ather

di
dn'
tar
guebutqui
etl
ygav
ehi
m hi
spor
ti
on.Af
ewday
slat
ert
he

y
oungersont
ookal
lhi
spossessi
onsandl
eftt
hehouse,
he

l
avi
shedal
lhi
spossessi
onswi
thhi
sfr
iendsbyl
i
vingl
argei
nno

t
imehehadnot
hingandbecamepoort
othest
ateofbeggi
ngf
or

f
ood,
hef
edonf
oodbel
ongi
ngt
oani
mal
s.Onedayhecamet
o

hi
ssensesandsai
dtohi
msel
f,Iwi
l
lrat
hergohomeand

r
econci
l
ewi
thmyf
ather
,hegothomeandsai
dfat
herIhav
e

si
nnedagai
nstuandheav
en,
Iam nol
ongerwor
thyt
obecal
l
ed

y
ourson.Hi
sfat
herpul
l
edhi
m up,
embr
acedhi
m andki
ssedhi
m,
hi
sfat
herf
orgav
ehi
m.Thi
sisanexampl
eofawonder
ful

r
econci
l
iat
ion.

D.Way
sofr
econci
li
ati
onwi
thof
fender
s

1.Mut
ualheal
ing:Whentherei
sdeepheal
i
ngi
nther
elat
ionshi
p,

t
her
ewi
l
lanamazi
ngt
ransf
ormat
ionandt
hisi
sagi
ftt
obe

cher
ished.

2.Shi
ft
ingy
ourexpect
ati
ons:Inthi
sty
peofr
econci
l
iat
ion,
one

changeshi
sexpect
ati
onsoft
heot
herper
son,
whet
herornott
he

ot
herper
sonchanges.

3.Agr
eei
ngt
odi
sagr
ee:
Inst
eadofpr
ovi
ngt
ober
ight
,theyt
ryt
o

agr
eet
o

Di
sagr
eebyf
indi
ngacommongr
oundt
hati
snotconnect
edt
o

t
hedi
sput
e.

4.I
nnerr
esol
uti
on:Inthi
scase,
wegr
iev
efort
her
elat
ionshi
p

becauset
heot
herpar
tymi
ghtbehur
ttor
econci
l
eorev
endead.

Mor
all
esson:AsChr
ist
ians,
weshoul
dnotbegr
eedyand

r
econci
l
ewi
thev
ery
onewhowr
ongedus.