Get Over It

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God has already said that man will not live forever, after Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
-Genesis 2:15-17 (New International Version)

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
-Genesis 3:6 (New International Version)

And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
-Genesis 3:22-23 (New International Version)

So, man decided to go his own way, and decide for himself what's right and what's wrong. I'm just curious, where did man get his knowledge from, when he wrote the Bible, written after man had the knowledge of good and evil? Who gave him this knowledge? One of the reasons why I think God didn't want us to have that knowledge is because it causes us to get into an "I'm right and you're wrong" fight fest. God wanted us to be free to eat from any tree in the Garden, not to be slaves of other peoples beliefs, but now we're all gonna die. Just accept that and move on.

 

[Blackguard_]

God has already said that man will not live forever, after Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Did you happen to catch that part about the Tree of Life?

Besides, who is saying they won't die?

So, man decided to go his own way, and decide for himself what's right and what's wrong.

That, or were enslaved by the serpent. "Enslaved by the Serpent's beleifs" you might say.

I'm just curious, where did man get his knowledge from, when he wrote the Bible, written after man had the knowledge of good and evil? Who gave him this knowledge?

You mean how did the Bible writers know of what happened in Eden? God told them basically. Eden is probaly allegory anyway.

One of the reasons why I think God didn't want us to have that knowledge is because it causes us to get into an "I'm right and you're wrong" fight fest.

Sort of, since he wanted us all to be right.

God wanted us to be free to eat from any tree in the Garden, not to be slaves of other peoples beliefs,

Not quite. He wanted us to have the right beleif, which "eat any tree of the Garden" is not. He doesn't want us to be slaves to others' beleifs becasue they can be wrong.

but now we're all gonna die. Just accept that and move on.

You seem to have this bizarre impression mortality is a great insight. Why is that? Who says we aren't going to die? You're not under the impression there's no ressurection are you?

 

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That, or were enslaved by the serpent. "Enslaved by the Serpent's beleifs" you might say.

How about enslaved by the worries of eternal damnation if you don't get your beliefs right?

You mean how did the Bible writers know of what happened in Eden? God told them basically. Eden is probaly allegory anyway.

I think a lot of the Bible is mans attempt to describe what's right and what's wrong and it has changed, throughout time. Not that that's horrible because I always want to know more about the truth and my views change throughout time.

There's parts of the Bible I agree with, but I don't agree with all of it.

Not quite. He wanted us to have the right beleif, which "eat any tree of the Garden" is not. He doesn't want us to be slaves to others' beleifs becasue they can be wrong.

This is exactly what I meant about getting into an "I'm right and you're wrong" fight fest.

You seem to have this bizarre impression mortality is a great insight. Why is that? Who says we aren't going to die? You're not under the impression there's no ressurection are you?

Anything's possible... so no on the last question.

 

[RavenPoe]

Hey I'm all for the tree of life and living eternally, but the Golden Apples moved to Asgard.

 

[WingsOfTheNeophyte]

God has already said that man will not live forever, after Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Nope, we are immortal regardless

 

[JesusWalks78]

Nope, we are immortal regardless

that is even true from a Christian perspective if you really think about it.

 

[Space]

Nope, we are immortal regardless

Does it have to do with whether or not you love Christ, which get you into heaven... more about than believing. Because even the demons believe and shudder. In John 3:16 it says if you believe you'll have eternal life but Romans 10:10 says that it's with your heart that you believe, so isn't more about loving God that causes you to have eternal life in heaven, instead of hell. I think everyone believes in Christ in their hearts... it's what they think about him.

In our hearts, don't we choose where we want to go?

 

[Paulos23]

In our hearts, don't we choose where we want to go?

Sure, you can choose where we want to go. Doesn't mean that we will get there or that it exists.