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I'm thinking today of Genesis 2 .25, and the

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man and his wife were both naked, but they were

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not ashamed. Current things that we are concerned

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about, like that we're always concerned about,

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were not part of the original scene. Clothes,

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appearances, danger, worry, regret, living outside

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God's plan, of course, sin of any kind, and death.

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A lot of things feel like death, but... Even

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death actually is death, and it wasn't part of

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the original scene. Before the fall, they were

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living together, vulnerable, feeling worthy of

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each other's love. They had virtually limitless

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provision. They had God walking with them in

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the coolness of the garden, and they were vulnerable,

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but not weak. From here, it might look like uncivilized

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or pre -development, but the reality is that

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if shame and selfish, wicked behavior come with

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those developments, then we don't actually want

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them. But it's too late now. Unless God should

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deal with them, we are hopelessly stuck. Then

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he did deal with them. He did provide rebirth,

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spiritual healing, and he conquered shame, sin,

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and death. We don't live like we're fallen. We

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are now to live alive in him. Our darkest hours

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are known, our foolishness, wickedness, our shame,

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and he has dealt with it all. While we were yet

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sinners, Christ died for us. We live beyond the

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veil, behind the curtain, inside the bubble,

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and we have already won, though for all practical

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appearances, the battle still rages around us.