Here is what we do know. Man did not use his freedom well. Adam and Eve, capable of living in harmony with God, in friendship under his rule in his Kingdom, betrayed the friendship. Instead of using their freedom to honor God, they used it to rebel. And now we are at the heart of a central matter in the Story. Parents give children boundaries for reasons. They have insight into how things work that youngsters do not have. They know that if their children disobey, they are likely to break something—maybe just a vase or a picture window, maybe an arm or leg, maybe a valued relationship, maybe an
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