Genesis 2:15-22
Work to enjoy. Boundaries to obey. Woman to love.
Genesis 3:1
Postures of the uninitiated man:
The pull-back – a passive disengagement
Responsibility means cultivating what you have before chasing what you want.
Genesis 3:8-10
The cover-up – an internal disqualification
Shame creates more of the same.
Shame is a bully; it will only grow stronger until the truth knocks it out.
Genesis 3:11-12
The lash-out – reactive destruction
The passive man says nothing and the shamed man hides everything, the aggressive man destroys anything that threatens his ego.
Three antidotes
- Step into the mess.
- Stop shame in its tracks.
- Surrender to Jesus.
