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1 | the last Adam | 1 Cor 15:45 | YenIsaRap | 218004 | ||
Dear Makarios 1) Your question about "WHY" would God include the Tree of Life. Let's look at creation for the answer. Didn't God create opposites in nature? Hot - Cold Night - Day Male - Female. Therefore is not the Tree of Life the opposite of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil which bears the fruit of "DEATH". On the other hand we could ask the question "WHY" would God include "EITHER" Tree in the garden? The inclusion or exclusion of the Tree of Life in the garden does not give us sufficient evidence as to the question of the immortality of Adam upon his creation by God. 2) There were two trees that were in the midst of the Garden the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. God gave command to Adam not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil But there was not any such command in regard to the Tree of Life. We could therefor assume Adam could and did eat of the Tree of Life upon occasion. Could have been even part of his daily routine. Not that he was commanded to eat or that he needed to eat to maintain his immortality. Like I said though that is assumption but that is the only way I could answer your hypothetical question about his need for eating from the Tree of Life. 3) If man was already immortal then God including death as a consequence (Gen. 2:17) would be the most logical consequence for the disobedience. After all what would be a better punishment for an immortal but loosing that immortality. God being Sovereign already knew what Adam would do. Then on the other hand It seems illogical that the consequence of disobedience as recorded in (Gen. 2:17) would be death if Adam was not immortal. What I am saying is that if Adam was going to die anyway what consequence is there? To sum it up I think scripture gives us the answer as it should. Gen.16,17 16) And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17) but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." Again what would be the point of telling Adam that he would surely die if he was going to die anyway? If Adam was created in the image and likeness of God just what does that entail? God does not have a physical appearance as we do does He? It then seems as though Adam would therefore have the attributes of God ie, He is immortal. Blessings YenIsaRap |
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2 | the last Adam | 1 Cor 15:45 | stjohn | 218007 | ||
Hi YenIsaRap, Well said! But if I may, there is a slight correction I think is important and needs to be brought to the table. I'm not picking on you and I hope you don't feel that way, but you wrote: "God being Sovereign already knew what Adam would do." Sovereignty has more to do with Gods power over all things not His knowing all things. The word we are looking for here is Omniscience. Omniscience is, having to do with God knowing all things infinitely, it is one of the attributes in monotheism commonly associated with God. John |
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3 | the last Adam | 1 Cor 15:45 | lionheart | 218012 | ||
John, Good job. Thats what I believe I was trying to say when I first commented on this supject. Thanx bro. In Him, lionheart |
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