Adam's Fall. God's oversight, or the first step for salvation?

Question

Did god not forsee Adam eating the fruit? Did God set up this world to be a perfect paradice for us to live on for all eternity in perfect bliss; only to create man and on the first shot have him screw it all up ad usher in pain, suffering, and death.

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Was the fall of Adam the first nessesary step towards salvation, and returning to live with God? And by eating the fruit, Adam did a very noble and nessesary decision, knowing that we could never know Happiness with out Sadness, and we could never die, and be resurected to go to heaven and live with God; With out death there could be no salvation from death.

On a side note.
Since God married Adam and Eve before death was ushered into the world, does that mean God intends for Marriage to be everlasting, and not just "Till death do you part."

Answer 1

I believe that God gave this option to Adam because of Free Will. Even if Adam or Eve had not partaken of the Fruit of the knowledge of God and Evil, that option would still have been here for future generations. It's not that God expected man to do this, but he wanted us to choose to be obedient, instead of just making it so we would brainlessly follow him.

It's like that with most responsibilities. As a parent, I totally protect my young children, but as they get older I allow them more freedom, but I also give them the opportunity to obey or disobey. The kids realize that if they disobey, there are consequences, but we are training our children to make proper decisions for their lives. Because when they are adults, they will have to learn how to follow the proper things on their own.

For that reason, I believe God gave Man the option to sin. He want us to do the right thing and it's up to us to choose the right decision. But there are going to be consequences to wrong behavior. But we are at least allowed the freedom to obey because we want to obey.

As far as marriage to be everlasting. I don't think so...God designed marriage to be death do us part for a very wise reason. I'm not sure that everyone would be in a good situation if they had to be married to a person for a million years.

Answer 2

I believe that God had the whole thing planned. Man needed to be mortal so that he could experience the good and the bad. However God couldn't create such an imperfect thing, so instead he created a way for man to become mortal. The Bible doesn't say how long Adam and Eve were in the Garden before they ate the fruit. It could have been millions of years. You talk about Adam makinga noble and necessary decision, but it was Eve who ate first. I think she deserves a lot more credit than she receives.

Yes I do think that marriage should be eternal and not "Till death do you part" I'm Mormon and that is a huge part of our religion that family relationships can continue in the hereafter. Peter was given the power that whatever he sealed on earth would be sealed in heaven. If Peter performed a wedding, they would be married in heaven.

Answer 3

God created one male and, from that male, He created a woman to be the guy's existence significant different. He instructed them to multiply, having given them the skill to attain this. They did that, generating male and lady new child from which we are ALL descended. From the place do you get the advice that all of us start up existence interior the womb as females? a toddler's gender is desperate at concept. Are you asserting that, if a DNA try have been taken sometime right into a being pregnant, it would instruct the toddler to be lady, yet somewhat later might instruct it to be male? this might't be so using fact male and lady have distinctive intercourse chromosomes which they pass directly to their babies. females have 2 'x' chromosomes and men and one 'x' and one 'y'. They pass one a million/2 of those to their babies. adult men have the skill to pass on an x or a y yet females can in elementary terms pass on an x using fact the two certainly one of theirs are x. a toddler inheriting the x from the daddy is lady jointly as inheriting a y creates a male new child. This inheritance occurs at concept. It does not replace throughout the time of being pregnant.

Answer 4

you seem to be blinded by the light and cant see the wood for the trees
Adam was not real ,he was a symbolic figure for the creation of the Adams race
who were created ,by cloning and genetic engineering ,by an extraterestrial Anunaki-called the creator.
as a slave race to mine gold for them
some more thought on this in here
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqOxFz8KiRSyoBA7rGxmhfDsy6IX?qid=20060830115948AAPEpP5

Amazing to find so many people still in the dark ages who take symbolism as gospel (Ooops)reality.

Answer 5

God planned all before the foundation of the world, and all is working according to His plan. God thought it, He spoke it, and all will all come to pass, regardless of mans ideas of what man should to do to accomplish God's plan. All that comes to pass, the good and the evil, will one day be to the Glory of God. And then will mans ignorance pride, and vanity, be exposed....Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, AND SHALL NOT RETURN, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. ( (swear)-to be complete) Strong's no# 7650. God thought it, He planned it, He spoke it, it will come to pass, and He will complete His plan.

Answer 6

Only read the highlight. God's oversight is not possible.

Answer 7

The woman made him do it... And yes marriage was supposed to be forever

Answer 8

a myth, basically, because the world is obviously more than 6000 years old..how old are you

Answer 9

m a christian and i've asked myself that question, sometimes i don't understand him but i do trust him.

Answer 10

you got a point there...
i suppose it show. that...GOD went with how it went....
and any thing is possible..and our faith is in our hands...