Lessons From the Creation Story

Two of the most important insights in the creation story, to me, are:

Learning about the nature of God
Learning about the nature of human beings

It's a cautionary tale.

God set up Adam and Eve in this really cushy garden, sort of like heaven on earth, and told them to have fun and do anything they want, except, don't eat the fruit from this one tree.

Of course they did just that. And they get kicked out of the garden.

Here's another cautionary tale.

There was a a star receiver for the New York Giants named Plaxico Burress. Rich and famous beyond his dreams. God said to Plaxico, you can have all of this and more. Just don't carry a gun in your belt into a crowded nightclub and accidentally shoot yourself in the leg.

Of course he did just that. And he got kicked off the team.

This, to me, is how the creation story gets played out over and over again.


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