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Adam and Eve based their hope on Cain, as a result of an incomplete and flawed understanding of God’s promised redemption....
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Crushing the Serpent’s Head
November 16, 2017 by Carly Haynes | Tags: marriage, albuquerque, heaven, blog, grace, Relationship, Church, redemption, Restoration, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Calling, Healing, Genesis, Purpose, Adam, Eve, Revelation, Bookends, Harmony, Garden, Work, Vocation, Earth
What was once unending, immediate, and bountifully provided, within a few bites of fruit was now cursed with enmity, great pain, and toil. Marriage was once to be harmonious and is now divisive, pain is brought forth at the births of our children, God is farther away from us and we dig through thistles for fruit. ...
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November 2, 2017 by Aaron Butzin | Tags: albuquerque, power, glory, Jesus, Conflict, God, Story, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Eternity, Narrative, Genesis, Energy, Fight, Battle, War, Serpent, Temptation, Adam, Eve, Purpose, Participation
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