@HeerJeet False. Work preceded the curse.
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@Ed_Burke_1790 Genesis 3:17 - - Show replies
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@HeerJeet The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. - Genesis 2:15 -
@Ed_Burke_1790 Pretty easy gig in Eden. No predators, lots of fruit. Wouldn't call it working, more like an extended vacation.
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@HeerJeet NT overrides OT, and despite the clear intended moral here, many see this as relevant to capitalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Workers_in_the_Vineyard …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Conservative (American) Christians aren't exactly noted for for their adherence to what scripture actually says.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Gen 2:15 sees God as assigning humans the task of cultivating the garden. Joseph is patron of workers. Work per se is not a curse -
@Stephen_G_Moore I dunno, seems like Adam & Eve had a pretty easy gig in Eden. Everything was looked after.
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Were Adam & Eve assigned tasks in Eden? Sure, but very light ones. It was an easy gig, a sinecure, not a real job.
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@HeerJeet Here's a cross-cultural and cross-scriptural survey on Work seen as blessing,curse or disguised blessing:https://storify.com/arvindiyer/work-and-the-word …
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