What is the first law of how man deals with a holy God when he disobeys?
The first law is that when man disobeys the revealed will of God, it is sin, and the consequence is death—both spiritual and physical. The soul that sins will die, with no exceptions. This is the unchanging principle God set before Eve and confirmed through Ezekiel.
Les teaches that this is the very first law of man's dealing with the Holy God: if a person disobeys the revealed will of God, it is sin, and he will die because of that sin—a spiritual death as well as physical. In Ezekiel 18:4, God declares that all souls are His, and the soul that sins will die. Les emphasizes there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. This echoes what God told Eve in the garden: 'Lest you die.' So the first law is that disobedience brings death, both spiritual and physical.
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.