Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel - and the Way to Stop It by Owen Strachan

Author:Owen Strachan [Strachan, Owen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, Religion; Politics & State, political science, Social Science, Race & Ethnic Relations
ISBN: 9781684512539
Google: E3QjEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-07-20T23:34:10.826929+00:00

Second Truth: The Fall Introduces Enmity between God and Man—and Humanity Beyond

To understand humanity, we need to understand not only God’s making, but man’s undoing. Genesis 3:1–13 gives us the true story of the real historical Fall of the human race. We examine this chapter now to understand what has gone wrong with mankind, a matter that requires careful attention if we are to grasp afresh how we can find unity and forgiveness in God. The account of the origin of human evil begins with the subversion of the created order. In Genesis 1:26 and 1:28, the man and woman are called to “have dominion over… the creatures that crawl on the earth.” The serpent, one of the wild animals made by God, was formed on the sixth day, just as humanity was. The Lord had taken pains to provide for such creatures, having given them “every green plant” for their sustenance (Genesis 1:30). The serpent was not made by God to stalk and devour fellow animals, but to enjoy the good gift of the Creator who revealed Himself to be Sustainer as well. But this is just what the snake did on the day when Adam fell: he hunted the man who was made to rule over him.

Adam and Eve would not have been confused about God and His desires. The first words of the Lord spoken to humanity in Genesis 2 express God’s moral law. Before the woman came into being, the Lord gave the man the following command and prohibition: “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die” (Genesis 2:16–17). Adam first learned that he was “free” to consume food from any tree; the Lord’s communication to him centered in the bounty spread before him.12 With this boundless gifting noted, the Lord prohibited Adam from eating the forbidden tree’s fruit. Here was blessing and also limitation placed before Adam, each within arm’s reach in Eden.

We return to Genesis 3:1–5. The serpent, we learn here, was “cunning.” Without any explanation or backstory, the evil animal speaks to the woman. The serpent’s words matter, but so too does this conversation itself. The man was called to lead his wife; she was made from his body, and he named her. But the man did not keep his charge, nor protect his wife. At this point in the story, Adam should have crushed the serpent’s skull. The Lord had called him, after all, to “work” and “guard” the garden (Genesis 2:15). This was his priestly commission from God, given before the woman was made from his flesh. The Lord held the man responsible for the state of his home, in other words. But in the Fall, the man failed to obey God, and he failed to hold back the serpent from his wife.

At this point, Eve had taken the leadership role in the marriage, betraying God’s design.

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