miknik5
"Let not your heart be troubled"
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okay.That is what is taught. But let me ask you this, why would God put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden if He did not intend evil to enter into the world? Since He knows the beginning from the end, He knew they would fail the test -- so why put it in there? In addition to that, He also put Satan in the Garden. He put evil in the Garden to tempt them. He set them up for a fall?
They also teach that the Garden was perfect. How could it be with Satan in there tempting you?
This is my take on it. We needed to know good AND evil to appreciate what good is. We wouldn't really know unless we lived without it. We wouldn't know mercy, forgiveness, kindness, goodness, gentleness if we never knew the opposite. We wouldn't appreciate God and all His attributes unless we at times were without them. Isn't that the wonderful part of life, when you are sad, hurting, injured, poor, in need of something and then God sends you what you need? Living without God was necessary for me to realize and appreciate Him now. I know what love is because I've lived without it. I know what forgiveness is, because I needed it. I know what healing is because I was sick.
You really can't say He didn't intend it, especially since He set it up that way knowing we would fail. It was a perfect plan and that's how I see it.
Yes.
You said something that didn't seem relevant. You said, "HE did it so as to harvest to HIMSELF those who would remain faithful in THE WAY..." So he made man with a warring nature to harvest souls? That doesn't make sense.
Let me ask you this?
why did HE put the TREE of LIFE in the Garden?
I didn't make those words up...you should be able to find them in Judges 3...
Further, the WAY was blocked lest man eat of the TREE of LIFE and live forever.
Now, why would those created perfect, living in the full and holy glory of GOD'S PRESENCE, enjoying full fellowship with GOD even HAVE to eat of the TREE of LIFE?
They were innocent and they did not even know the difference between good and evil...all things were good and pure to those who are good and pure.
They disobeyed...
And even in GOD'S first and only commandment to man it was indeed clear that GOD, even from the abundance of HIS GRACE present from the beginning, knowing MANKIND/ADAM/OUR fall, created mankind...
GOD said in HIS COMMAND to HIS CHILDREN:
Do not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil for...
IN THE DAY that you eat of it
You will surely die.
GOD didn't say maybe, HE didn't say possibly, HE didn't say perchance.
HE said IN THE DAY that YOU do eat of it
Showing that HE knew there would be a day...
Adam was one man...he brought forth from his own body, Eve...and even she could not reflect the image of her husband.
There wasn't multiple interference.
It was one man and one woman...
And the woman listened to the wrong voice...and gave to her husband.
And their eyes were opened.
That was when they understood and were guilty and had to cover and hide themselves.
They knew the relationship changed.
and they were sent out from the GARDEN of GOD, covered with a bloodied covering of skins and the WAY back was barred...
But the TREE OF LIFE is in that GARDEN and the WAY was provided...that a man may eat of THE TREE of LIFE and live...
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