Matthew 16:25 (English Standard Version)

 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Who do you love enough to give up everything for the sake of love?

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1 declares that he has seen that life manifested.

It is easier to believe in that kind of love if we have seen it for ourselves.

1 John 2:1
I am writing to you 

1 John 2:8
I am writing to you

1 John 2:12
I am writing to you

1 John 2:13
I am writing to you

Before Christ loved us enough to die as a propitiation for our sins God only talked to us through the prophets who said “Thus saith the Lord”.

Now we can hear Him for ourselves.

John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Genesis 3:12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”

We covered “His Sin” yesterday. Let us follow up with the woman’s role in all this.

Adam’s answer to God’s accusation is Adam’s first answer born of sin.

God first gave Adam the responsibility for subduing all things under his hand. Genesis 2:15.

Adam’s first answer in sin was to shirk his responsibility for his sin and blame the woman. 

Genesis 3:16 To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

If we were to think of desire as an emotional response to a physical need, we would be wrong.

If the husband acts responsibly and loves his wife as Christ loves His church, then a woman should want what the man wants, which is what is best for her. 

It is a matter of cooperation, not to be subject to the man but to be a good partner.

Note closely I said “should want” which is a choice the woman has to make. Free will has not been revoked.