Yes.
2006-11-09 03:15:26
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answer #1
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answered by Sentinel 7
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You never told me not to eat from any tree buddy.
I'm usually not in the habit of eating right off the tree though. Unless they're pomegranates....mm-mm.
2006-11-09 03:42:30
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answer #2
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answered by Barrett G 6
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The Tree of Knowing? Yes I have the ability to procreate, tnks for asking.
2006-11-09 03:19:02
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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People will be always curious to see the reaction for not obeying a negative direction. That's why, instead of instructing kids: "don't do this" and "don't do that", you should try to give positive directions like "do this", "eat this fruit", etc.
2006-11-09 03:20:24
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answer #4
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answered by Hobby 5
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Who asked this question? God or man?
If God, He must be talking to Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, When God asked adam and eve this question, it does not mean that he does not know what A&E did! He is figuring out what could be the answer of A&E.
In human experience, lies constantly follows this questions, to avoid punishment. However, lies has its own consequences in the future event of once life.
2006-11-09 03:19:12
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answer #5
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answered by NIGHT_WATCH 4
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No, I ate from that tree. Over there. The one with the bananas on it.
2006-11-09 03:17:13
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, Yes! I'm soooo sorry. Wait, that wasn't a tree. That was kelp.
2006-11-09 03:16:46
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answer #7
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answered by Klawed Klawson 5
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I don't remember you telling this to me.
If it was a pear tree um yummy.
2006-11-09 03:31:03
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answer #8
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answered by Donaldsan theGreatone 4
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God created the first human pair, Adam and Eve, and gave them a beautiful garden home. He also laid this command upon them: “From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.” (Gen. 2:16, 17) What was “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad,” and what would eating of its fruit signify?
It was a literal tree, but God employed it for a symbolic purpose. Because he called it “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad” and because he commanded that the first human pair not eat from it, the tree fittingly symbolized God’s right to determine for humans what is “good” (pleasing to God) and what is “bad” (displeasing to God). The presence of this tree thus tested man’s respect for God’s sovereignty. Sadly, the first human pair disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden fruit. They failed this simple yet profound test of obedience and appreciation.
The material universe, including our planet and life on it, clearly testify to God’s wisdom. So he obviously could foresee the possibility that, in time, some humans might choose to act independently or rebelliously, despite his being the Creator and Life-Giver. Such rebellion could disrupt the grand work of making a global paradise. The record says that God set before Adam and Eve a simple test that would remind them of the need to be obedient. Disobedience, God said, would result in their forfeiting the life that he had given to them. It was caring on the Creator’s part to alert our first ancestors to an erroneous course that would affect the happiness of the whole human race.
For the human family to be genuinely happy, they must have a good relationship with God, one that is voluntary, not forced. Jehovah wants obedience and worship that come from the heart, out of love. So in the garden of Eden, Jehovah made a restriction that afforded the first man an opportunity to prove his heartfelt loyalty. “From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction,” God told Adam, “but as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.” (Genesis 2:16, 17)
It was a simple test. Jehovah forbade Adam to eat the fruit of just one tree out of all the trees in the garden. That tree symbolized the all-wise Creator’s right to decide what is good and what is bad. The first man conveyed this God-given command to his wife, whom Jehovah provided “as a complement of [Adam].” They were both satisfied with this arrangement, to live under God’s rulership, appreciatively submitting to his will and thereby expressing their love for their Creator and Life-Giver.
Man was a free moral agent. He had the freedom of choice to do good or bad. By his willing, loving obedience to his Creator, he was in a position to bring honor and glory to God far beyond that which the animal creation could bring. He could intelligently praise God for His wonderful qualities and could support His sovereignty. But Adam’s freedom was a relative freedom; it was not absolute. He could continue to live in happiness only if he acknowledged Jehovah’s sovereignty. This was indicated by the tree of knowledge of good and bad, from which Adam was forbidden to eat. Eating of it would be an act of disobedience, a rebellion against God’s sovereignty
2006-11-09 18:03:37
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answer #9
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answered by BJ 7
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All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. All have rebelled and gone his/her own way.
The wages of sin is death.
But the gift of God is eternal life.
2006-11-09 03:17:13
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answer #10
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answered by t_a_m_i_l 6
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