He wanted them to have that understanding by choosing good in the moment of choice.I don't know if this is what is supposed to be interpreted in Genesis. But if it is, why did god not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge of Evil?
I don't know if this is what is supposed to be interpreted in Genesis. But if it is, why did god not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge of Evil?
Are we also seeing division where in fact there is none in the concepts of left versus right, up versus down, east versus west?The first sin is the trap of duality-good and evil, flesh and spirit, God and Nature. We see division where in fact there is only One, the One Soul in All.
It's actually a very profound story.
No.Are we also seeing division where in fact there is none in the concepts of left versus right, up versus down, east versus west?
Ok, just wondered how far blending of opposites goes.
I’ve heard this argument before and I think it’s not correct. Light, for example, is not the absenden of dark. It is itself energy and needs no counter to be understood. It pushes out darkness. Darkness cannot extinguish light.This is actually one question I've had in the back of my mind for years. One would think that to better appreciate goodness and holiness, one must also experience or know what evil is. It's like light and dark -- we really can't have one without the other because they are essentially defined by what they are not, if that makes sense.
I don't know if this is what is supposed to be interpreted in Genesis. But if it is, why did god not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge of Evil?
I actually think the best way to impart an understanding of moral right and wrong is to choose right when tempted to do wrong.Instead of teaching them what murder is, what raping is etc. the best way to protect them from Law is to keep them as innocent as possible, that is, "not to know good from evil". Satan exploited into this to tempt them to sin. Since then we have to know good from evil as we are not under the direct protection of God and no longer inside God's realm. In this realm we are told that Satan is the god of this world.
I actually think the best way to impart an understanding of moral right and wrong is to choose right when tempted to do wrong.
Hard to know where to begin. First, historical accounts as well asGenesis is more about what Law could mean. It is put in a story form in order to be a true account of human testimony as humans have no ability to convey a theory. Ancient history all turned to myths in today's world. Ancient humans can only keep stories till written form of history emerged and especially after the invention of paper.
That said. God's Law before the creation of humans is for angels to obey. After creating humans the same Law retains and applicable to all kinds of creations including humans. The factor introduced by Satan is that the more capable and more intelligent angels can have an influence on the less capable humans. This influence will inevitably results the fall of humans as humans are futile in front of angels' manipulation. Satan is to screw God's plan by causing all humans to fall such that humans as a creation cannot set foot on the soil of the final Heaven (Law and Judgment of Law is for the qualifying of entities to enter this final Heaven).
This is the big picture. God chose the best way to protect humans from the action of Law while Satan tried his best to cause all humans to fall in front of Law. That's what Genesis would like to said (one of the many folds). This however can only be conveyed in story form by the incapable humans.
How would it not be considered evil when this is how sin and death, as well as separation from God occurred because of this.Disobeying God might be considered evil by some. Certainly sinning, which is usually equated with evil. So we do know that prior to eating from the tree, they had the capacity to sin or do evil. Some suggest that the tree may not have had any special qualities at all and was simply a test. It's interesting to think about.
This is not a Biblical account.Genesis is more about what Law could mean. It is put in a story form in order to be a true account of human testimony as humans have no ability to convey a theory. Ancient history all turned to myths in today's world. Ancient humans can only keep stories till written form of history emerged and especially after the invention of paper.
That said. God's Law before the creation of humans is for angels to obey. After creating humans the same Law retains and applicable to all kinds of creations including humans. The factor introduced by Satan is that the more capable and more intelligent angels can have an influence on the less capable humans. This influence will inevitably results the fall of humans as humans are futile in front of angels' manipulation. Satan is to screw God's plan by causing all humans to fall such that humans as a creation cannot set foot on the soil of the final Heaven (Law and Judgment of Law is for the qualifying of entities to enter this final Heaven).
This is the big picture. God chose the best way to protect humans from the action of Law while Satan tried his best to cause all humans to fall in front of Law. That's what Genesis would like to said (one of the many folds). This however can only be conveyed in story form by the incapable humans.
I don't know if this is what is supposed to be interpreted in Genesis. But if it is, why did god not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge of Evil?
That was the question I was originally asking. Was the choice to disobey evil? If so, they were capable of committing evil prior to eating the fruit.How would it not be considered evil when this is how sin and death, as well as separation from God occurred because of this.
Adam and Eve walked with God before the fall.
I don't know who Adam and Eve were, where the real story came from or what the original versions would have read. I'm not even sure I understand the point properly. I tend to think the following:That was the question I was originally asking. Was the choice to disobey evil? If so, they were capable of committing evil prior to eating the fruit.
I don't know if this is what is supposed to be interpreted in Genesis. But if it is, why did god not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge of Evil?
That was the question I was originally asking. Was the choice to disobey evil? If so, they were capable of committing evil prior to eating the fruit.
I don't know if this is what is supposed to be interpreted in Genesis. But if it is, why did god not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge of Evil?
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