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1 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Bill Mc | 17677 | ||
Dear Cherrie, God did not intend for Adam and Eve to eat from the tree. But He, being omniscient (all-knowing) knew that they would. He offered His creation a choice - the Tree of Life or the Tree of the Knowdege of Good and Evil. They chose 'poorly.' Thankfully, God offers us salvation to transfer us from being 'in Adam' to being 'in Christ.' Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We can, in a way, chose to come to the Tree of Life and live forever! In Christ, Bill Mc |
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2 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | cherrie | 17761 | ||
BILL, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT GOD INTENDED FOR HUMANS TO EAT FROM THE TREE IF HE KNEW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ANYWAY? THIS TO ME WOULD BE LIKE A DOUBLE NEGATIVE. BECAUSE IF HE DID NOT INTEND FOR HUMANS TO EAT FROM THE TREE HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER PUT IT IN THE GARDEN. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MORE OF A TEST OF OBIEDENCE. CHERRIE |
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3 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Norrie | 17766 | ||
Reread Bill's comment, he said not intend. | ||||||
4 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | cherrie | 17770 | ||
OKAY, SO I MADE A TYPING ERROR. HOW CAN BILL SAY THAT GOD "DID NOT" INTEND FOR HUMANS TO EAT FROM THE TREE IF HE IN FACT KNEW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY? | ||||||
5 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Bill Mc | 17776 | ||
Dear Cherrie, This is a good question. But I don't think that the answer is all that hard to understand. God did not intend for Adam and Eve to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He intended for them to eat from every other tree in the garden and the Tree of Life. But God has made humans with a capacity to choose. He wanted it that way. This is the way God chose to allow man to make his own choice about his source of life. Please let me state something here. Just because God knows what will happen DOES NOT invalidate or negate our choices. Unfortunately, we, as humans are not omniscient. Therefore, we CANNOT enter into understanding it. Omniscience is one of God's divine attributes. It is not ours. Because we have no experience with it, nor can we fully comprehend it, we have no right to judge God's plan. God created man in His image and man has been trying to return the favor ever since. So for us to imply that if God knew man would sin, He should never have put the opportunity there, I believe, we are over-stepping our bounds. God desired a creature that would choose to love and obey Him. You cannot have true love and true obedience without a choice. You can create robots without love and obedience but not what God calls humans. Adam and Eve chose the wrong tree. But God had, in mercy, a plan of redemption through Jesus Christ even before the world began. I DO NOT understand this completely. But I do accept it because God says it is so. Consider 2 Pet 3:9 - 'The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.' God wills, desires, intends for none to perish. But it happens anyway. People go into eternity every day not knowing God, not having eternal life. Is this God's will? No. This is man's will. God has provided a way, through the sacrifice of His Son, for us to have eternal life. He has done everything He can do to redeem us EXCEPT to break our wills. We MUST choose. Dear Cherrie, do not confuse God's desires, intentions, and will with His omniscience. Does God know who will accept Him and who will reject Him? Yes, I believe He does. We do not. But that does not invalidate our right or privelege to choose Him. I hope that this clarifies my answer. Blessings to you, Bill Mc |
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