A friend of mine, Amy, shared a new insight with me regarding the 'curse' in the garden. She noticed that the curse was only upon the serpent and the ground. Good point.
The impending consequences of Adam and Eve's choice to sin turned out to be subordination, hard work and painful child birth. These were results from sin...so it's critically important to note that Jesus redeemed us from our sin and this redemptive trend is what allows us to move passed the painful consequences.
Men are no longer required to do hard labor, women get to have epidurals and we can have successfully co-equal partnerships. Of course, this redemption leads to opening the door to women in ministry, too.
From Genesis Chapter 3
14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
Notice in verse 15, that there is a special 'enmity' between Satan and women. Enmity: hostility, hate, antagonism. Interesting. So, maybe if we don't fully accept the redemptive gift of Jesus, the enemy has a special lock on harrassing us? Holding us back, etc.
Let's keep the conversation going.
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