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1 | Is this what you mean? | John 8:44 | Lionstrong | 236696 | ||
You're right on, Nathan. God said, "...but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." Gen. 2:17 Satan lied, "You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Gen. 3:4,5 Satan deceived Eve into believing a lie. His argument contained truth in order to trick her into believing the lie. His argument contained two premises and one conclusion. Both premises were true, but his conclusion did not validly follow from the premises. Their eyes being opened and becoming like God were true premises, but they do not validly imply that they would not die. His deceptive argument contained truth because the Scripture says, "Then the eyes of both of them were opened..." Gen. 3:7 And God Himself says, "Behold the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil;..." Gen. 3:22 Satan is a very crafty liar! |
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2 | Still confused | John 8:44 | nathanbgerman | 236697 | ||
Alright, that leaves me with another question. Why did God not want us to know good and evil? Wouldn't that make us ignorant sinners? Also, why did Satan want us to know? Today, he tries to tell many that right and wrong are all opinions, but the knowledge we have of good and evil came from sin. This makes no sense to me. |
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3 | Still confused | John 8:44 | Lionstrong | 236698 | ||
Heb 5:14. "But sold food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. If you read Proverbs, Nathan, you know it's not true that God didn't want us to know good and evil. But look again at the passage: Gen. 3:6, "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, ..." All that the fruit of the tree offered was good, namely food, beauty, wisdom. It wasn't that what was offered was bad, it was the MEANS by which she chose to acquire those things. Eve was tricked into disobeying God to acquire those good things. On this side of the Fall, God wants His people to have those good things, but it must be acquired His way, not our way. Prov 14:12 says, "There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death." These good things must be acquire by God's grace alone through Christ Jesus alone. "...Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Col 2:2,3 |
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