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 your husband, but he shall rule over you.”And to Adam he said,“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the treeof which I commanded … [Read more...] about Genesis – Shame and the Gift of Pain
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A New Creation: Consummation
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:24, 25 Shame. It is the most apparent curse of sin. Shame is what drives humanity to hide in fear, often behind fig leaves of pride. In some cases, shame drives people to drown their … [Read more...] about A New Creation: Consummation