throughout the ages. But it need not end there. In Jesus, a new humanity is offered: one not shackled by the prison of sin and shame but liberated into the fullness of God’s love. In that singular act involving that tree in the Garden of Eden, the world was sent into a dangerous tailspin of sin. But then Jesus came and, in an act of obedience, forever changed the trajectory of the world. Yes, Adam and Eve hid behind a tree, naked and conquered by shame. But Jesus hung on a tree, naked, and conquered shame. This is the good news of the gospel. In Jesus, shame doesn’t have the last word. Our
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