If Adam and Eve wouldn't have eaten the 'apple', would we be wearing shoes today? My Grand daughter asked

Question

ME THIS QUESTION,
AND I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO TELL HER!

She is almost 8 years old. I told her that was a great question, but I didn't know, because if it was still a perfect world, our feet would need no protection from stones, briars, weather,etc. Yes, 'tequila 7' I hope I am not there when the fig leaf question comes up. But her parents seem to take all these questions in their stride, so it may have already come and gone...ahhh youth!

Answer 1

We would live in a perfect sin/curse free world. We wouldn't need shoes, or cloths.

Answer 2

Hi,

Yes we would, for God gave man and woman dominion over all the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and over everything on the earth that breathes and moves, and he did this before they ate the apple, and this dominion continued after they (Adam & Eve) ate the apple. And even if man's dominion over the animals did not lead to hunting game for food, clothing/shelter, shoes etc. (everyone being vegetarian) mankind would still evolve the use of shoes through technology e.g synthetics. So there you are, all our shoes still would have to be made from synthetic or some other material (natural or processed). They are that important. Hope this helps.
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Please Note: Eating the apple only caused mankind to loose out on lots of things like:
1. eternal living,
2. a shorter life span from 900+ - 120 years: See
Genesis Chapter 6 verses 1-4 in the Bible,
3. a loving provision & relationship with God the
creator,
4. freedom from the destructive effects of sin eg.
disesases, crimes, pain, death, wars, hunger etc.

it did not change the inevitable course of human history. This is a debateable point I know. Adam and Eve had a choice we know (to eat or not eat the apple) and as human beings chose the one they found more exciting, appealing & intelligent at the time that's all. Remeber the Devil is a politician, he is always campaigning for votes to stay in power. He always makes great promises and fulfills some. He sets out to fool the electorate that being in hell is like the 'country club', 'prom night,' The World Series, Independence; Times Square on New Years Day, and Christmas all rolled into one. Think again. It's really a war torn zone, (dark and dreary), friendless, solitary solar furnace, and demon nightmare all rolled into one.

Answer 3

for the reason which you're utilising the Bible to ask a query with regard to the Lord, i'm going to respond to with the Bible. 3 verses: Proverbs 9:10, Paslm 111:10, Proverbs a million:7 "...concern of the Lord is the commencing up of " information/information. From the attitude of the Bible, God is the source of all information and records, yet you're able to desire to concern Him to start to hold close information and records. how are you going to establish if that's genuine. you're able to desire to attempt it. If concern of the Lord is the commencing up, then on the time of Adam and Eve, the only thank you to concern Him is to disobey Him. And the only thank you to disobey Him become the only ingredient that God made a rule for. Did God opt for Adam and Eve to consume the fruit? that's hypothesis. in basic terms God can answer that. My hypothesis is that God provided a fashion for us to earnings information. As a loving Father, He would not withhold something from His toddlers. i believe, that He trusted us adequate to proceed to exist and improve from all that's.

Answer 4

The biblical answer to this lies right inside the story itself.

Genesis Chapter 2 verse 17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

God said "for in the day that thou eatest, not if.

So, it would seem from the biblical account that it was a question of when they disobeyed, not if.

As to the question of shoes, I would say we wouldnt even need them if the disobedience had not happened. There were no thorns or things that would harm our feet and the temperature on the earth was always within comfortable ranges, also it would look funny being naked except for shoes!!

Answer 5

HAHAHAHAH. I'd say you were on your own with this one but being a new grandmother myself I better help ya out.

I tell them that their mother or father (depends if it is my son or daughters kids, I figure it's time to get even with them, the paternal grandparents can sic the kids on their kids during their visiting day) will tell them that later tonight when they get home.


Peace.

I'll be waiting for your to ask how to respond to "What's under Adam's fig leaf?"

Answer 6

the Bible doesn't say it was an apple. And the true answer is not knowable because they did eat the fruit and earth's weather was greatly altered after the flood. Would God have eventually changed the earths temperature any way? How can we know?

Answer 7

Biblically speaking, the answer would be no.

However, it's hard to conceive of a world without shoes. So I think it's possible that those who would like to wear shoes could. But they wouldn't pinch, wouldn't cost a fortune, and the leather would ALWAYS stretch, just like the salespeople tell you it will - and which it never does until you've developed unsightly blisters.

Answer 8

Yes. Our minds would have been a 1000x brilliant than what we have today because we were supposed to be perfect. And, yes we would have invented shoes ( it's a necessity). But, may be with wings so we don't have traffic. Ha ha ha, just kidding

Answer 9

Just tell her possible not, cause the ground was cursed when sin entered in. Cute question from a young girl.

Answer 10

No everybody would be walking around naked and there would be no use for shoes since the world would be perfect