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あらすじ・解説
The main contention of our series in the beginning of Genesis is that these "origin" stories(Genesis means "origin") have ongoing effects and relevance in our lives. We were made to be seen by God and by other people, seen clearly and looked upon lovingly and intimately. Of all things, before sin entered the world, God says that something is not good, and that something was human isolation. Out of that, God made the woman to be an accompaniment and they were naked and unashamed. They saw each other perfectly and were perfectly seen by God. But when they sinned, they hid. They covered themselves up and hid from one another and from God. These facts of being made to be seen and sin creating distance are ongoing in our lives today to our detriment and the detriment of our world. What we need is to recover a sense of how significant and awful sin is and the awe and praise that comes from knowing the grace and care that God has for us as he calls us out of our hiding ("where are you") and covers our shame.