Dispensations: The Divine Blueprint of History Lesson 12 Era of Negative Volition, Trees, Good and Evil Presented by Pastor Jim Oliver to Teleios Bible Church http://home.comcast.net/~jimoliverministries/ Genesis 2: 17

“Be filled with the Spirit....” Eph 5:18 Name your sins to God the Father. Opening Prayer Dispensations: The Divine Blueprint of History

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 3 Outline Dispensations Defined Categorical Outline of the Dispensations The Age of Gentiles Theocentric Era of Negative Volition Sin in the Garden of Eden Era of Positive Volition

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 4 Era of Negative Volition The Age of Gentiles Sin in the Garden of Eden Negative Volition in a State of Perfection? Character of the Angelic Conflict Volition & Mentality Duplicate Certain Conditions of Satan’s Fall

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 5 Era of Negative Volition The Age of Gentiles Sin in the Garden of Eden Negative Volition in a State of Perfection? Testing Human Volition “From the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it. For the day you eat from it, dying you will die.” Genesis 2:17 RBT Trees for Capacity and Appreciation A Tree for a Test Good and Evil

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 6 Era of Negative Volition The Age of Gentiles Sin in the Garden of Eden Negative Volition in a State of Perfection The Divine Prohibition “From the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it. For the day you eat from it, dying you will die.” Genesis 2:17 RBT מות MUTH- dying : Physical Death מות MUTH- die: Spiritual Death

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 7 Era of Negative Volition The Age of Gentiles Sin in the Garden of Eden Negative Volition in a State of Perfection The Divine Prohibition Narrative of the Fall

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 8 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die!” Era of Negative Volition The Age of Gentiles Sin in the Garden of Eden Narrative of the Fall – Genesis 3:1-6

2004 The Divine Blueprint of History 9 Era of Negative Volition The Age of Gentiles Sin in the Garden of Eden Narrative of the Fall – Genesis 3:1-6 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:1-6 NASB