Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

human relationships with God.
The fear that drove them to concealment
distorted not only Adam's and Eve's relation to
God, but also to each other. When God questioned
them, they both sought to protect themselves at the
expense of another. Their accusations give
evidence of the serious breakdown that had
occurred in the loving relationship God had
established at Creation.
After sin God told the woman, "'Your desire
shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over
you'" (Gen. 3:16). He intended this principle,
which did not change the basic equality of the man
and woman, to benefit both that first couple and
married couples thereafter.[10] Unfortunately this
principle became distorted. Since that time
dominance through power, manipulation, and
destruction of individuality has characterized
marriage through the ages. Self-centeredness has
left acceptance and appreciation of one another in
short supply.
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