In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on in touch, the consequences of disobedience in the garden.

Well, the title of this message is The Consequences of Disobedience.

And this is the fourth message in the Garden of Eden.

And when I think about all the messages that are here, I think this is one of the most important lessons of all.

Because think about it, it is foolish and very dangerous

to make important decisions in your life

without considering the consequences.

Very, very important to consider the consequences of decisions.

Yet people do it every day.

They make decisions about their finances, about their marriage, about their

health, about every aspect of their life, and never think about if I make this decision what are the consequences

going to be and end up saying if out of this and if out of that and if out of the other. Too late. Once that decision is made

ignoring God, there are oftentimes irrevocable consequences. And all the tears,

all the doctors, all the doctors, all the plans, all the hopes, all the dreams are shattered.

There are some consequences that absolutely are irrevocable.

And so when I think about the Garden of Eden and what happened, I think about not only

we make these decisions and it's disappointing, but sometimes they're painful and they're costly.

So think about for a moment in your own life.

Have you made a decision back there somewhere or in the process of making it. And you've not asked

God if I do this what are the consequences going to be? And oftentimes I've talked

with people and warned them personally.

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