okay so god didnt want adam and eve to eat from the tree of knowledge right? so why did he put it there if he didnt want either of them to eat from it? was it for somebody else then or was it satan who put it there?
seriously, it just doesnt make sense why you would put something there that you dont want anybody to use or get.
2007-08-27 08:12:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The placement of the tree was an ongoing exercise in free will and what man would do with it! That way, God could see by man's OBEDIENCE that we loved Him UNCONDITIONALLY enough to NOT partake of something that would introduce sin into our lives, gradually killing the body. Satan was successful in seducing Eve by telling her that she wouldn't die but would become "wise as gods".... She didn't understand the duality behind Satan's statement. It WAS PARTIALLY correct in that they (Adam and Eve) DIDN'T die immediately, but they DID eventually die, for the SIN of DISOBEDIENCE made God DOUBT man's love for Him and etc. , allowing evil to slowly kill the body.
2007-08-27 09:21:03 · answer #1 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya no, you have a GREAT question there! I don't no the ansir, and will bee watchin this question to find out!
*I* think he put it there to see weather Adam and Eve would obey him or not. Other people say god NEW they would goof up. Ida no. I am really interested in what other people have ta say about it! :)
The other day, I herda preacher on the radio say god told them to tend the garden, and probably take care of this very tree, just not eat the fruit! How does anybody no for sure??? I can't *WAIT* for all your cool answers! :D
As far as puttin it there, God did, not Satan, since god created all that.
~Cindy! :D
2007-08-27 15:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by ♛ CindyBradyTooh ♛ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peace be upon you
Not satan who put the tree there .the God did .
This was an exam ,they failed and they learnt.
They learnt that satan is their enemy and want all evil for human and his all work in the life will be to make us away from the God . and who don't listen to satan ,will go back to paradice and who listen to satan ,will go with him to the hell
and this is the aphorism of the God.
The God forgive our parents Adam and Eve as they turns back and the God know human are weak.
2007-08-27 15:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by rona 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one way God tested Adam and Eve's faith and obedience towards God. Thats why He put the tree there but in the end Eve disobeyed God and she and the rest of humanity have reeked the consequences. God tests our faith everyday, He gave us a choice to obey or disobey, to follow His Word and way of life.
2007-08-27 15:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What "God" did or did not want had nothing to do with it. Omniscience would give "God" the ability to know what would happen well before the Creation. To say that God put it there anyway is to say that God wanted the "Fall" to happen.
There is no mention of Satan in the garden of eden. There is a talking snake, but the snake is represented as a creature, not the "Devil."
2007-08-27 15:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by coralsnayk 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because God desires us to obey him. He gave a freedom of choice, He never wanted us to give in to sin. But He loves us enough to let us choose death or life. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was actually for God alone. He gave them the choice of not eating of it and living forever, or eating of it and suffering eternal death. It is really our own choices that damn us, or bless us.
2007-08-27 15:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by chosenofgodchild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is part of God's unconditional love. You see, according to God-logicks, it is completely acceptable to tempt an innocent person to the point of failure. And upon this failure, it is completely acceptable to not only punish them, but to also punish all of their descendants for thousands of years. Unconditional love includes testing the willpower of someone weaker than you. Unconditional love includes the creation of infitne punishment for finte actions. Unconditional love includes punishing the children, grandchildren, etc. of the individual for a single act of the individual alone. If you sit back and think about it, it truly is amazing just how much God actually loves us.
2007-08-27 15:26:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He told them that they could eat of any tree in the garden except that one tree,why was it so hard to do what they were told,they messed up dont blame it on God.They let flesh get in the way.
2007-08-27 15:19:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Temptation.
2007-08-27 15:17:12 · answer #9 · answered by precious_van_1307 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, it was a test.
How's that? God created people, gave them the ability to fail if they wanted to, and will torture them forever if they do.
Pretty cool, eh?
2007-08-27 15:18:52 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋