Silent Partnership

Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; with [a]hard labor you shall eat from it all the days of your life.  Genesis 3:17  NASB Listened…

Where It Belongs

Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. Genesis 3:17b NASB The ground – Let’s clear up a common misunderstanding. God does not curse Adam and the woman. Human beings are not cursed because of Adam’s deliberate disobedience. Augustine’s idea that Adam’s disobedience resulted…

Religious Exemption

You shall eat of it in sorrow all the days of your life Genesis 3:17 Sorrow – “Finding the Champion Within,” “How to Reach Your Full Potential,” “Your Best Life Now,” “The Art of Commanding Respect,” “Me 2.0,” and dozens of other titles shout the message, “You are special.  You are different.  You can rise…

The Midas Touch

You shall eat of it in sorrow all the days of your life Genesis 3:17 In Sorrow – Why do I need to live according to God’s commandments?  Why can’t I determine my own rules for living?  It’s my life.  What’s the matter with the “do what I want as long as it doesn’t hurt…