So the thought keeps going through my head after my little blog on feminism and strong women.
http://momstheword2.blogspot.in/2017/01/feminist-or-independent-or-strong.html
We recently had a bible study where we are studying the word of God from Genesis and looking at it divided by events.
This week we were looking at the creation and the fall of man. For those who don't believe in creation... well too bad... You really cannot believe in equality or anything else! As it boils down.
So Adam was created and then made to realize that he was lonely. Don't you love God! He brings you to a point of realization before He takes you to higher points.
Then God creates Eve and bring her to Adam. Adam's words 'At last! This is now bone of my bone!'. Adam was happy to find his EQUAL. Adam had fellowship with God. He had lots of company with the animals. But finally God created for him an EQUAL. Lot of people look at the word helper and try to tie down the woman's role as secondary. But the sequence and the events that went into creating both Man and Woman makes it clear. At last Adam had found his 'EQUAL'.
So how did this equality, gender roles and struggle for significance start. The CURSE!
Adam and Eve messed it up. They ate the only fruit they were forbidden to eat. In response to the disobedience, God had to punish them.
The punishment for Adam
Genesis 3:17- 19
http://momstheword2.blogspot.in/2017/01/feminist-or-independent-or-strong.html
We recently had a bible study where we are studying the word of God from Genesis and looking at it divided by events.
This week we were looking at the creation and the fall of man. For those who don't believe in creation... well too bad... You really cannot believe in equality or anything else! As it boils down.
So Adam was created and then made to realize that he was lonely. Don't you love God! He brings you to a point of realization before He takes you to higher points.
Then God creates Eve and bring her to Adam. Adam's words 'At last! This is now bone of my bone!'. Adam was happy to find his EQUAL. Adam had fellowship with God. He had lots of company with the animals. But finally God created for him an EQUAL. Lot of people look at the word helper and try to tie down the woman's role as secondary. But the sequence and the events that went into creating both Man and Woman makes it clear. At last Adam had found his 'EQUAL'.
So how did this equality, gender roles and struggle for significance start. The CURSE!
Adam and Eve messed it up. They ate the only fruit they were forbidden to eat. In response to the disobedience, God had to punish them.
The punishment for Adam
Genesis 3:17- 19
And to Adam he said,“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree
of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, ' I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to[f] your husband, but he shall RULE over you.'
Ah! the wages of disobedience that we still bear as women. The fight for equality!
But the Aha for the evening was this point: When Jesus came and died on the cross for each of us - He lifted the curse off us! We are no longer under the curse. We are EQUAL!
So you got a choice - believe Jesus lifted the curse and treat all equally - or spend time arguing :).
#dontneedtoargue #biblesaysitIbelieveit #believe #God'slove #Jesushasliftedthecurse
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