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Why Did God Want Adam and Eve to Not Have Knowledge of Evil?
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<blockquote data-quote="ReuleauxMan" data-source="post: 75966384" data-attributes="member: 432487"><p>It seems Adam and Eve must have had minds that were non-dualistic, not capable of conceiving opposites of good and evil, this and that, etc., and flesh that was not corrupted by sin but pure and good and so did not provide itself temptation. God is Holy and hates evil, so without Adam and Eve being able to even fathom or recognize evil, they could do no evil except eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. </p><p></p><p>After eating the fruit, instead of being in a pure state of blissful innocence doing only what is in line with the Will of God, they were capable of being lords of their own lives, calling their own shots and "going to the beat of their own drum" instead of being "slaves" to the goodness in them that afterwards was corrupted. They were stewards of God's Will but afterwards became stewards of their own selves. God did not design them, or their descendants, to handle the knowledge of good and evil and be capable of leading perfect sin-free lives with that new mind. So sinning for them and the human race was inevitable once they ate the fruit.</p><p></p><p>After eating the fruit, not only were they capable of apprehending, "if this is good to think or do then I automatically know its evil opposite," also, their sin-corrupted flesh compelled them and the human race to sin with lustful desires (see 1 John 2:16, "For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].") The Amplified Bible. (1987). (1 Jn 2:16). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ReuleauxMan, post: 75966384, member: 432487"] It seems Adam and Eve must have had minds that were non-dualistic, not capable of conceiving opposites of good and evil, this and that, etc., and flesh that was not corrupted by sin but pure and good and so did not provide itself temptation. God is Holy and hates evil, so without Adam and Eve being able to even fathom or recognize evil, they could do no evil except eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. After eating the fruit, instead of being in a pure state of blissful innocence doing only what is in line with the Will of God, they were capable of being lords of their own lives, calling their own shots and "going to the beat of their own drum" instead of being "slaves" to the goodness in them that afterwards was corrupted. They were stewards of God's Will but afterwards became stewards of their own selves. God did not design them, or their descendants, to handle the knowledge of good and evil and be capable of leading perfect sin-free lives with that new mind. So sinning for them and the human race was inevitable once they ate the fruit. After eating the fruit, not only were they capable of apprehending, "if this is good to think or do then I automatically know its evil opposite," also, their sin-corrupted flesh compelled them and the human race to sin with lustful desires (see 1 John 2:16, "For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].") The Amplified Bible. (1987). (1 Jn 2:16). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation. [/QUOTE]
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