If God didn't want Adam and Eve to eat forbidden fruit, why did he put damn tree in garden?

Answer 1

It isn't a literal tree, silly. It's a sexual symbol. It's the same reason original sin doesn't refer to eating fruit.

Answer 2

While some modern critics may balk at the very simplicity of the Edenic account, it should be obvious that the actual circumstances made a simple test most fitting. The life of the newly created man and woman was simple, not complicated and encumbered with all the complex problems, predicaments, and perplexity that disobedience to God has since brought to the human race. Nonetheless, for all its simplicity, the test succinctly and admirably expresses the universal truth of God's sovereignty as well as man's dependence upon God and his duty toward God. And it must be said that, while simple, the account of Eden's events presents matters on an infinitely higher level than those theories that would place man's start, not in a garden, but in a cave, representing him as both crudely ignorant and without moral sense. The simplicity of the test in Eden illustrates the principle stated millenniums later by God's Son, that "the person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in much."-Lu 16:10.

Answer 3

"How else could he try obeidence to his word". for sure--in the previous eating of the tree they have been bare and knew it no longer--and the shown fact that the tree has the fruit of expertise of reliable and evil. somewhat rational theory here please. in the event that they did no longer have expertise of suitable and incorrect-reliable and evil--they did no longer "understand" there replaced into something incorrect with nudity--then they actually weren't sentient have been they. How could desire to you be obedient whilst you're no longer sentient. Pavlovian education of a dogs, will make a dogs obiedient in specific circumstances (burglary, sit down, stay, heel etc) however the dogs would not understand what's nice or incorrect. the dogs basically knows after it does a undeniable action that some style of punishment or advantages will take place. How could desire to eating of this tree possibily be a sin-whilst Adam and Eve could have had to have had that expertise to commit that sin. isn't clever in any respect. And individually, if it replaced right into a call between residing like an animal in eden or scratching the earth for food and being a rational being--i do no longer view that tale as a results of fact the autumn of guy, yet his upward push from the animal kingdom.

Answer 4

Because he wants friends. He's not going to force a friendship with us and so he gave Adam and Eve something to choose from and he gives us things to choose from. The forbidden fruit gave them a knowledge that was not necessary for their happiness. By eating it, sin entered the world. Now we can take pleasure in mortal sin or we can avoid sin and win the goal of Heaven. The forbidden fruit represents the fleeting joy of taking pleasure in mortal sin. This kind of joy does not last and it makes us unhappy and if we persists in sin, it sends our soul to hell for eternity. If we leave the forbidden fruit alone (mortal sin) we may have a seeminigly joyless life, but we will gain unmeasurable joy for eternity in Heaven. What happiness is there in winning if there is no test?

Answer 5

It wasn't a test and God is not sadomasochist. The fruit was a necessary step in the creation of the human being. There's no humanity when there's no freedom, and freedom implies the ability to discern, make decisions and carry on with the construction of history. A big bravo! to the woman who was the one clever enough to engage nature in dialogue thus pushing the human being to point of discerning between good and evil. At the end, God put the human beings outside of the garden because, said God, "now the human being is like one of us knowing good and evil." Eve took the step needed for the creation of human being to be brought to a more satisfactory level.

Answer 6

It was either free will or decorative purposes..just kidding. It was to show free will. By the way, no one forced Adam to eat anything. He had a mind of his own. Quit blaming Eve for everything!

Answer 7

If God knows everything he would know that they would fail the test .So if it's all the literal truth then the whole thing was a set-up.

If ,however,it is a mythic tale to demonstrate the folly of disobeying God then it starts to gain the value of all myths.
Like the parables of Jesus.

Answer 8

Man is created in the image of God. To not make the tree, would provide man no choice in the matter; i.e. making man a mindless robot.

Answer 9

his creation of man was one of love. he created man with the ability to choose, and with free choice comes the ability to follow or to be independent. The tree wasn't poisonous..it wasn't special physically... it was a test of obedience.. would the very first couple want to follow the creators authority, or disobey it? the fact they were created means they had a measure of submission owed to the one who brought them to life, so , with the gift of being able to choose their course in life, would they want to choose the path that showed their love for God, or their own...sadly, man chose their own, and this is why things are the way it is today...just like rebellious kids, they didn't like submission to their creator. God also knew there was Satan who had evil intent, so what would the first couple choose to do...follow a godly way by being obedient and living forever in perfection, ...or follow a rebellious satanic direction...? look what happened ...

Answer 10

Who said God didn't want them to eat of it?

He just told them not to , so they would and Satan would play into his hands.

remember the other tree that we are now denied. The tree of Life. Lucky for us, God has provided a way for some of us.

Answer 11

Temptation