2007-04-14 20:32:12 · 8 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, according to the bible...ahem...god is a slow learner
2007-04-14 20:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Adam and Eve were created perfect and they were commanded to be fruitful and fill the earth and make the entire planet like the Garden of Eden. They were told that they would not die as long as they obeyed YHWH's one command... to avoid the fruit of one tree.
satan used the naivity of the newly created humans to mount an insurrection against YHWH. prior to his tempting Eve, satan was an angel. he became the devil when he deceived Eve.
had satan failed in his power play to get Adam and Eve to sin, YHWH could have rightfully destroyed satan at that time
humans would be eternal and never have death and we would have filled the earth and expanded the garden to cover the entire planet as YHWH commanded the first couple to do
but since satan *was* successful in convincing humans that we didnt need God's Kingdom, that we could have our own kingdoms/governments and rule ourselves, YHWH had to give humans the time necessary to figure out that we can not rule ourselves and that human politics/governments are and will always be a failure and that the only answer to mankinds problems is YHWH's Kingdom of peace and love as demonstrated by His only-begotten Sons teachings and examples.
2007-04-15 05:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by seeker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free will does not have a bad track record.
That would be like saying that "love" has a bad track record because of STD's.
You know, if you really, really want to, you can actually find something bad in everything. But why would you want to unless you just hate life so much that you want to share it with everyone else?
2007-04-15 03:39:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Also, if Adam couldn't keep one rule, why would the jews be given dozens more?
2007-04-15 04:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by single eye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he hoped there was some good left in humans, and that they needed another chance. You can't condem one species because of the faults of one of its members.
2007-04-15 03:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose as the saying goes..."If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
This maybe why Christians keep on praying even though none of their prayers get answered.
2007-04-15 07:20:35 · answer #6 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with free will. How you use it is what's important.
Cheers :-)
2007-04-15 03:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by chekeir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know that He 'tried it again'?
2007-04-15 03:44:54 · answer #8 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋