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1 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Hank | 17636 | ||
Cherrie, God's prohibition was restricted to the eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (Gen.2:17) The eating of the fruit itself would not, and did not, bring sudden physical death to Adam and Eve. The fruit of the tree was not poison in the sense that hemlock is. The record indicates that they lived many years after they ate the forbidden fruit; they were themselves fruitful and multiplied. The warning of death concerns man's spiritual death and, ultimately, his physical death (Chapter 5). It was not the fruit itself, but their disobedience to God which prompted their taking of the fruit, which would reap for Adam and Eve the harvest of death. --Hank | ||||||
2 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Norrie | 17681 | ||
I have a friend who believes there was not really an actual fruit or a talking snake, that this story is just figurative, the tree of life represents Jesus and tree of the knowledge of good and evil represents Satan. I believe Genesis is a straightforward acct of what happened. She also believes that the sin was actually Eve having sex w/Satan and Cain is their son, not Adam's, but Cain and Able were twins by different fathers, she spouts off all these scriptures to prove her point. I think she's way off. What do you think? | ||||||
3 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Sir Pent | 17685 | ||
I agree with you Norrie. I also believe Genesis is meant to be taken in a straightforward and literal manner. There are some Christians (mainly in academia) who believe that the beginning of Genesis (creation, the garden, etc.) is only figurative. They mainly base this on the idea that the literary style it is written in is an ancient form of poetry. However, even these people do not believe such far-fetched ideas as Cain being the son of Satan. Is your friend a Christian or a member of some sort of cult? I would be a bit concerned for them if they are being taught and believing such ideas. |
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4 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Norrie | 17693 | ||
Accd to her, she has been studying the Bible for 18 yrs now, she makes her own mind up, but she has been studying under that Murray guy, lately she's been going online too w/some Kingschapel. She was raised Cath, then had a stint w/JW, now she's doing this independent study. She doesn't trust churches, says they are teaching wrong things. I guess they are if she believes what she believes is right. :) I told her I can't see how anybody could come to those conclusions w/o someone planting it in your mind first, then maybe you researching and believing it. She takes her Bible study seriously and will fight you on her beliefs, tries to shove them on everyone who will listen. We're on an egroup and there are nonchristians and maybe some seekers there, I don't want her to run anybody off w/her strange ideas so I say something, then it become the battle of the scripture verses. I've never done that deep of study to really go after her that deep, but I can read! I know there are figurative books in the Bible but I don't think Genesis is one, but try telling her that. I've been knowing her online for several years, we've been on several forums together and are email buddies but we disagree on many things Biblically. We've been argueing over Cain for years now, but she's even more impassioned. Usually I just let it drop when it's just us, some people you can't talk to, but when there are impressionable people around, I feel it's my duty to say something. I just wish I was more knowledgeable. |
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5 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Sir Pent | 17826 | ||
Dear Norrie, It seems that my hunch about the cult background was correct (JW). I agree with Hank that she SEEMS to be very closed to the truth right now. Many people would consider spending time and energy on a person like that to be "casting pearls before swine". However, I would disagree. Perhaps I am too much of an idealist/optimist, but I think that you should continue trying to help her develop a relationship with the true God. Sometimes when people are fighting their hardest to be independent, it is because on the inside, they feel like they're about to fall apart. There is a word of warning here though. Imagine a person standing on a chair and another person standing beside them on the ground. It is much easier for the person on the ground to pull the person down to the ground than it is for the person on the chair to pull the person up to the chair. Similarly, it will be much easier for your friend to bring confusion, misconceptions, and possibly sin into your life than for you to lead them to truth, clarity, and a healthy relationship with God. This is especially true if you have not studied the Bible as deeply as they have (like it sounds like you're saying). If this is the case, then it becomes absolutely critical that you surround yourself with Godly counsel to support you in your own faith. Your local church and even this forum would be, in my opinion essential to your own spiritual well-being. |
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6 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Norrie | 17828 | ||
Thanks, that's why I come here to ask questions, want to make sure I get a right perspective. :) We've called a truce on the Bible studies/arguments for now too. I did copy that post someone here made w/the 4 points on Bible interpretation and decided he was right. Hopefully she will become more openminded. I have received so many articles lately about aspostasy in the church and one world religion, it's mindboggling. All I can say is be ready! :) |
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