Here are some questions to explore the theme of temptation in Genesis 1-5:
Describe the temptation in Genesis 3; compare to I John 2:15-17. What similarities do you find in your own temptations?
Describe the temptation in Genesis 4. When are you tempted in a similar way?
What did Cain need to do? Compare to I Corinthians 10:13.
How can we overcome temptation according to Matthew 4:1-11, 6:13, Galatians 5:16-23, and Titus 2:11-14? In one word?
Where did temptation come from in Genesis 3? In Genesis 4?
Compare the ways that Adam and Eve, Cain, and Lamech each respond to their sin. Is there a downward trend?
What are the consequences of sin in chapters 3, 4, & 5?