Sunday, January 14, 2024

Cursed ground?

In the Fall passage: Genesis 3:14-19, it is interesting to note that neither Adam or Eve are cursed. Eve's child-bearing and relationship to Adam are 'down-graded'. But this is not a specific curse! The ground that Adam has to work is 'cursed'. Things won't be proper any longer.

But, Adam is not cursed! What does this imply?

I suggest that one implication is that his imageness is not impaired! He remains, with Eve, in God's image. So he remains one who has meaningful decision-making power? His commitments are significant because they emanate from an image-bearer? His propositional capability remains credible and real, congruent with his life in the creation.

Perhaps this renders the Calvinist doctrine of 'total depravity' not so total after all!

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