That sure is a cute leaf you have
I had this thought last night...I talk to many of my friends who are 'newly' married and the resounding comment about their lives is that marriage shows them how selfish they are. So here is my thought, God created Adam and Eve and joined them together in the garden before sin had entered the world. Given this fact, they didn't need to be shown how selfish they were, because they weren't selfish. After the fall, I imagine that Eve was constantly telling Adam how much of a selfish jerk he was, and He always commenting on she only talked about how her leaves looked, etc. So, does God in his wonderful design of marriage create this sanctifying experience before the fall, i.e. does he build it into the DNA of Adam and Eve that they are going to be the tool through which God sanctifies them and makes them less selfish, each to the other? I guess the bigger question is, does God create a man and woman who are born into a sinless world with the capacity to deal with sin later in their lives? What do you think? Am I crazy to even think this?
posted by corbs @ 3:08 PM
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Adam and Eve didn't have DNA. Or belly buttons. Or belly button lint. They did have leaf lint. Or as they called it - leaf lint. The first thing that Adam said to Eve was - You're naked. Eve replied - Am not. That is when the fall happened. Adam actually fell down after she said "am not." He fell down because he tripped on a rock pebble. Rock pebbles were invented before evolution. So when Adam got up from his fall, Eve reiterated, "Am not." Adam said, "I just fell." Then a twig (not a serpent) had that conversation with Eve about the coconut (not the fruit). She tried to eat the coconut but couldn't open it. Those things are hard to open. Try it sometime. J do.
Brent, I jumped on board the blog train too. Now I won't be Mr. Anonymous...I guess I did it on a Wim. Anyway, call me when you get back from Ethiopia, I want to hear about it. I would leave a comment on this post, but I already rambled in the car about it with you. Thanks again for letting me use your biceps for a while!!!!
Oh and I don't think I like your new format, it's like going into a cave, but maybe that's what you wanted anyway, you're so hard to figure out...
can we talk about fashion a little more, please? I don't think Eve was constantly talking about the way her leaves looked. She wasn't using them for clothes for that long! If you remember, Adam and Eve chose the leaves, but God dressed them in animal skin clothes. This is an important point, Brent, as this signifies theh first sacrifice to cover sins.
Where did you find it? Interesting read » »
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