Biblical Prosperity

After the fall, Eve was cursed in the home. Her child-bearing now would be painful. And marriage would become a war.

Likewise Adam, and so also all mankind, was cursed.

Genesis 3:17-19, “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

From this we conclude that on account of sin the earth now will not readily yield its fruit. Our work is cursed brothers and sisters, our productivity!

Now get this. There is a relativity built into the curse of Adam. Not all labors are equally cursed. Sometimes with minimal effort, we reap maximum rewards. Other times with great effort, we reap little. And all of this is based upon the good pleasure of our kind and gracious Lord, His grace and mercy.

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