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2007-06-09 15:42:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are things a father knows, a child cannot. I think you would agree we're newer here then He.
2007-06-09 15:57:05 · update #1
Dear!
The tree is very good, but you are not allowed to eat its fruit right now!
Later you will, when the right time comes, when you are spiritually an adult.
There is a time for everything, a "right time".
2007-06-09 16:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by Colorado 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if I told you that I don't think there ever was a "tree of knowledge" or a tree at all?
I have a very personal relationship with God and I believe that the story used to illustrate Adam and Eve's disobedience was just that...a story to help people understand. The whole point of the story is the fact that Adam and Eve took it upon themselves to disobey God and it was that disobedience that seperated man from God not the fact that a piece of fruit was eaten. Just my opinion...and it may be worthless...but that is the concept I get from God.
2007-06-09 22:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. (Genesis)
Well, to put it simply, God place that tree in the garden for one reason and one reason only - to make sure that human beings could use/have their human right of Free Will, also known as, Freedom of Choice.
Wait! Think about it logically - if God DID NOT put the tree there he would, in essences, be saying "You belong to me. You have no choice in the matter. You must do as I say because there are no other options." If God didn't put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in Eden, Satan would have been proven right.
Remember, Satan basically said that God is an unfair, unjust tyrant. By putting the tree in Eden, God dispelled his accusation.
God, even though he KNEW what the risks were for putting the Tree in the Garden were, he put it there anyway. Why? Because as much as he loves us - ultimately we choose what we truly want. The Tree was a symbol of the human choice of not following God's will. By putting the Tree in the Garden, God said, "I love you, but I will not force you to listen (or follow or love or obey) me. You have the freedom to decided what you want for yourselves."
God, doesn't stop us from doing what is bad for us, you know. It is we who ultimately decided what we want for ourselves.
Good Luck In Life!
2007-06-09 23:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by Soup 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was nothing special about that tree. The fruit on it wasn't better tasting than others. It was ordinary. But that tree symbolised Jehovah God's right to rule mankind as their creator.
2007-06-09 22:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by baffled 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God never said that the tree wasn't good he only said it is not good for a man to be alone when he was creating, he did say do not eat of the tree.
2007-06-09 22:50:57 · answer #5 · answered by didnotknow123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two trees in question Knowledge of Good and Bad and the tree of everlasting life were merely symbols Hun real but symbolic
2007-06-09 22:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by Truth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So you could have free will and learn from your mistakes on your own.
There comes a certain point where listening to advice does not have the same effect as learning the lesson first hand.
2007-06-09 22:48:05 · answer #7 · answered by :) 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To greet everyone you pass by and to sit in a place other than the first class of a session are signs of modesty
2007-06-09 22:47:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But Mom if you didn't want me to drink the draino Why did you bring it into the house?
2007-06-09 22:52:14 · answer #9 · answered by / 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well come on if it weren't for the tree/serpent/evil fruit story then there wouldn't be a reason for God to allow suffering
2007-06-09 22:48:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋