![Broken, destructive, no good, dirty.
How did we end up this way?
The Prologue in Genesis, roughly the first 11 chapters, sets a sobering reality.
As I was coming into my own theologically (meaning I was starting to develop some thoughts of my own), I was fond of calling all sin “selfishness.”
I had a professor who called all sin “narcissism.”
Lately, in my studying, I’ve been wrestling what it means for sin to be “mistrust.”
Mistrust.
What that serpent in the garden was able to do was convince Adam & Eve that God couldn’t be trusted. That he didn’t really have their best interests in mind. That all they could really trust was…
themselves.
They decided to do it their way and therefore we decide to do it our way.
And now we are broken, dirty, confused, and destructive liars, murders, cheats, thieves, & addicts.
[photo via deviantART]](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/mrcrowder/815657667/1/tumblr_l5lxknCU8i1qzotf2)
Broken, destructive, no good, dirty.
How did we end up this way?
The Prologue in Genesis, roughly the first 11 chapters, sets a sobering reality.
As I was coming into my own theologically (meaning I was starting to develop some thoughts of my own), I was fond of calling all sin “selfishness.”
I had a professor who called all sin “narcissism.”
Lately, in my studying, I’ve been wrestling what it means for sin to be “mistrust.”
Mistrust.
What that serpent in the garden was able to do was convince Adam & Eve that God couldn’t be trusted. That he didn’t really have their best interests in mind. That all they could really trust was…
themselves.
They decided to do it their way and therefore we decide to do it our way.
And now we are broken, dirty, confused, and destructive liars, murders, cheats, thieves, & addicts.
[photo via deviantART]
I'm a runner, writer, thinker, and pastor. I love to agitate people's consciences. I like to spend my time reading, running, and relaxing with family & friends.
