Post by Gerard Mendes on Apr 12, 2011 21:34:14 GMT -5
When most people think of the creation account it goes something like this-----God created the earth and all thats in it and it is good.God put adam on the earth and after a while He noticed that adam was alone.God then said'Oh no!! Adams alone I screwed up and now I hafta go to plan B'.But this God we know doesnt make mistakes.He intended to show us something about Himself in adam.The reason God knew it wasnt good for adam to be alone was because God was alone before the creation.We are told that we are made in Gods image and this comes out in the creation account.Why did God make us.The answer is simple and found in us.We grow up with the idea that someday we will marry and have kids---Why?Because we want someone to love and someone to love us.God wanted to show this in adam.Adam was to be a 'god' over this demention as God is the god over all dementions.Didnt God tell adam to take dominion over the earth and multiply?So in gen 2 God took eve from adam.We all know about the rib thing.Where are the ribs located?They are in our midsection over our hearts----our seat of passion.There is some symbolism here.God took eve from the mids of adam and gave her back to him as a bride forever.Where did we come from?Before the creation there was only God.So we came from the midst of Him---His seat of passion.For within God was the desire to have someone to love and someone to love Him.When that passion became great enough---BANG everything burst forth into exsistance.Literalists insist that God said.Maybe He did but how did He do it.God is a spirit and had no lips or body.He was not some big paul bunyon in the sky.We are an expression of His great love.Did He 'say' anything?I dont know if He literally said anything but we are His expression gushed forth deep from His innermost being.So God took eve from adam and gave her back to him as a bride forever.We came from God and are destined to go back to Him as a bride forever.This is Gods plan of salvation.Most point to gen 3 as His plan.No this is God working out His plan.His lover had just committed adultry and He promised to win her back.Most teach us that because God did something that we must do something in return.How do you repay love?The marriage theme is all throughout the bible---Isa 54 vs 5,Isa 62 vs5,Jer 3 vs 14,Ezek 16 vs 32 and Hos 2 vs 16 are some of many examples.Now to those who say that God loves us all and this personal lover stuff isnt biblical,dont we all claim a personal savior?Jesus died for the sins of mankind and each individual so He loves mankind and each individual.The song of solomon is a story that sounds erotic but has multiple meanings.It is a story of romance between God and His bride - us - as a whole and as individuals.Jesus did his first miracle at a wedding.He called Himself the Bridegroom.The bible finishes in rev 22 with the statement---The Spirit and the bride say come Lord come.Thinking as a bride will free us from the christian slavery taught today.This will bring freedom not only from guilt and shame because we never do enough but freedom TO love TO give TO enjoy TO be who we are made to be.