God created the perfect world in a week (or10,000 yrs if you like?) & Adam & Eve(A&E) to have dominion over it.
But he forbids them to partake of the fruit of one tree?
Why did he forbid that?
I thought they had freewill?....anyway...
A&E are not taught concepts like good & evil, reward & punishment, heaven & damnation, eternity etc.....why not?
....so they are tempted by Lucifer
(an Angel, an earlier creation who was disobedient and was SINGULARLY damned by God)
..but this time when A&E, who suspect nothing, fall for Satan's promise of self-improvement... God damns them to a life of suffering, struggle death & eternal exile to hell..along with all of their progeny for the next....1000s of years?..JUST PROPORTIONAL PUNISHMENT?.A&E of course don't have a clue what they have done wrong...no idea of wrong and right...or the consequences they have brought down on all mankind, forever.God makes the world an evil, dark, scary place....of struggle misery sickness & death...W/ NO WAY OUT
2007-06-23 20:59:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-06-23 21:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by Russ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not the God of Heaven but yet I can predict what many of my friends would do under the same circumstances. The world is filled with Good things and I tell you do whatever you like but DO NOT do only one thing. Eventually you will start getting curious about the one thing until it drives you crazy and you go test weather God loves you or not, that was when time started for mankind, there was no clock before that time they lived in eternity. But nothing of God's plan changed at all as you might assume everything kept going and what God's will happened then and now as he planned it; John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
this world was made for Lucifer and this world was made to be destroyed by fire along with all the evil inside of it.
2007-06-23 21:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by sirromo4u 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This scenario is seen throgh the eyes of one who knows nothing of the plan of YAHWEH. Yes, YAHWEH created us & placed us n the Garden of Eden, where there r 2 trees; these trees r figurative for two ways of government, or 2 diverse kingdoms; the TREE OF LIFE portays the HOUSE OF YAHWEH in which the 613 LAWS OF PEACE were given inwhich to rule kankind in peace & health & prosperity, the tree in the midst of the garden, the TREE OF THE KNOWLEGE OF GOOD & EVIL, (or a the B;O;Y; writes it, the TREE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS & EVIL). History records that mankind as a whole rejected the LAWS OF YAHWEH to find thier own way in the earth. This decision has brought nothing but war, & pain & suffering ever since the choice was made. In the end of this modern governmental system, mankind will nave learned the lesson that thier own ways are only the ways of death , hell, & destuction!!! Mankind will, however, embrace the teachings of the HOUSE OF YAHWEH in the new beginning, after the nuclear wars ravage the earth & darken thesun; thne Bible teached us that nearly 2 billion people will b survivors of this war, & they will gladly be willing to learn the ways of peace that our HEAVENLY FATHER YAHWEH has given us to live by!!! 4 more informaton call 325-670-9494
2007-06-23 21:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God told them directly to not eat from the tree. God was testing mankind in the Garden, for any other mortal that has ever lived would have made the same choice, A&E just represent our sins. And there is a way out, through believing in God!
2007-06-23 21:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the apostle Paul, Eve was deceived but Adam wasn't. 2 Corinthians 11:3 - "But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ."
Romans 5:12 says: "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned." Romans 8:22, 23 - "We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption, the redemption of our bodies."
2007-06-23 21:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by MiD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We all have three options in any choice; to do what God wants us to do, or do what we believe is right or wrong. That is what happened at the garden. A&E had the choice to refuse what the devil tempted them with. They chose to disobey God and so we now have those three options. The punishment for the garden fiasco was separation from God. The payment(way out), for the punishment was delievered by Christ on the cross, returning us to oneness with God spiritually and eventually physically like in the garden.
2007-06-23 21:12:28 · answer #6 · answered by ol_skool63 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he forbid them cause he knew the consequence behind them doing it. he made adam cause he wanted someone to take care of the world he just made, plus he wanted someone to love him on their own. angels are MADE to worship him or else they are condemed but humans he wanted them to do it cause they wanted to. satan mad cause he knows he has a short time to do what he wants to do. (revelation 12:12) you got it ALL WRONG! God did not make this place dark and evil WE DID! you think he wanted this world to be how it is? NO but this is the concequence behind not serving God and serving our own fleshly wants!! it is our flesh that causes misery, sickness, and death! the bible said God will NOT be mocked we WILL reap what weve sown!! how can you blame God for any of this crap? you need to blame satan and the sins in our lives!!! satan never gets the credit deserve him! if you get a great job or a nice car or any blessing who do you thank? the bible says when tempted DONT say your being tempted by God, God cannot be tempted by evil nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when by is own evil desire he is dragged away and enticed.after desire has conceived it gives birth to sin; and sin when full grown gives birth to death (james1:13-15) as far as having a way out, if you keep the faith, fight the good fight, you shall be saved! this body is temporary, a loaner we wont always live in this world! we will be in heaven with our Lord Jesus! Amen
2007-06-23 21:36:09 · answer #7 · answered by warrior*in*the*making 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God was testing them and they failed. we have to learn from their mistakes.
2007-06-23 21:09:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋