Q&A Forum - August/September 2019 (Best of Elise)

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That's an interesting assessment of the Genesis account of the fall of mankind. I agree with you that man has used the story of the fall to oppress women. That is too bad. Your analogy is very profound. However, you primarily focus on the judgment (pain in child bearing) according to the Genesis account of the fall. The fall of mankind encompasses so much more than that one judgment.

Whether you believe the fall is a literal event or a story to portray a spiritual truth, the Genesis account of the fall of mankind is about man’s fall from God’s grace (unmerited favor). The New Testament of the Bible is about man's redemption back into God's grace. (Note - "man" as a species, not "man" as a gender. One of the biggest mistakes people make when reading the Bible is they confuse the word "man" with the word "male").