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Paul Anthony Wallis

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February 26, 2018February 26, 2018

The Story of Us and what The Fall wasn’t – Genesis 2:15-3:24

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SLIDE 1- Moses’ Storyline:

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Innocence, Comfort, Ease, Privilege

Dissonance, Decisions

Identity, Position

Consequences

Broken relationship with Father

Removal from privilege

Exile from ease

Hard yakka

Grace of God

SLIDE 2 – Joseph’s Storyline:

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Innocence, Comfort, Ease, Privilege

Dissonance, Decisions

Identity, Position

Consequences

Broken relationship with Father

Removal from privilege

Exile from ease

Hard yakka

Grace of God

SLIDE 3 – A Universal Storyline?

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Innocence, Comfort, Ease, Privilege

Dissonance, Decisions

Identity, Position

Consequences

Broken relationship

Removal from privilege

Exile from ease

Hard yakka

Grace of God

 

SLIDE 4 – FALLING / THE CHANGES MAPPED BY GENESIS 3-11

Innocence           >             Responsibility, Consequences

Nakedness         >               Self-Consciousness, Covering up

Harmony             >             Gender Conflict

Ease                       >            Pain, Hard Yakka

Mortality + Cure >            Mortality

Harmony             >             Competition, Jealousy, Murder, Enmity

Humanity            >             Interference

Longevity            >             120 years

Harmony             >             We eat animals, they eat us

Sibling society    >             Oppressors & Slaves, Haves and Have-Nots

Harmony             >             Separation of cultures and languages

Harmony             >             Separation of cultures and languages

People can’t understand one another

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SLIDE 5 – What Genesis does not say…

Before the fall humans were inherently good. Human nature was essentially good.
After the fall humans became inherently bad. The fall changed human nature into a sinful nature, incapable of anything good.

 

SLIDE 6 – THE CHANGES MAPPED BY GENESIS 3-11

Innocence           >             Responsibility, Consequences

Nakedness         >              Self-Consciousness, Covering up

Harmony             >             Gender Conflict

Ease                       >            Pain, Hard Yakka

Mortality + Cure >            Mortality

Harmony             >             Competition, Jealousy, Murder, Enmity

Humanity            >             Interference

Longevity            >             120 years

Harmony             >             We eat animals, they eat us

Sibling society    >             Oppressors & Slaves, Haves and Have-nots

Harmony             >             Separation of cultures and languages

Harmony             >             Separation of cultures and languages

People can’t understand one another

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Posted in About Paul, Journeys in MinistryTagged adam and eve, aetiological, anthropology, augustine, before the fall, bible, biblical, calvin, calvinism, creation account, creation myths, creation stories, earthling, edward irving, evangel, evangelism, flat earth, fundamentalism, genesis, genesis 2, genesis 3, gospel, gospel message, hell, hermeneutics, human, human condition, human nature, humanity, interpreting genesis, mythology, original sin, pre fall humanity, the fall, the living, total depravityBy paulanthonywallis

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