Analogy

Not Meant to Be Alone

Genesis 2 / New Testament body imagery

From the beginning it was not good for the human to be alone. The New Testament intensifies the point: believers are members of a body. Isolation may feel like safety or efficiency. It is not the design. We are formed for connection, and prolonged disconnection usually deforms us.

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