(February 14, 2017 at 11:42 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It is the origin story of an intensely patriarchal society. By making Eve out of a part of Adam, she – and by extension– all women are inherently subservient to men. Had God created Eve from dust the way he did Adam, women might be able to make the case that they were equal to men and deserved equal ...whaddya call 'em...rights.
Boru
Wrong, they were created equal partners, Eve broke that partnership by not working out a decision with Adam, in other words she struck out on her own instead of communicating with her help mate. God created them for each other, as one, thus Eve's creation from Adam's rib. Their relationship was to be as the relationship God wanted to have with them, trusting each other. What Eve did was worse than just the disobedience of eating the fruit, she betrayed the trust between God, Adam and herself. Thus the punishments each received. Because of the way God created Adam and Eve He still expects trust, obedience, faithfulness between a husband and wife, it's still to be one in and with each other.
Also to address the OP God created in ways that no one else could possibly claim. Often I hear why can't God heal amputees, He showed He could by making a living being from a rib bone.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
