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NASB | Genesis 2:17 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." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:17 but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die [because of your disobedience]." |
Bible Question:
Man’s Choice: life and death, blessing and cursing From Life to Death Man was created with two natures, as well as, with two choices. By eating of the forbidden fruit (or acting on his faith), he chose to put his faith and trust in himself. His spiritual nature died immediately and therefore, he was left with only his dying physical nature (caterpillar). Matthew Henry Commentary: Gen 2:17 http://www.biblestudytools.net/Commentaries/MatthewHenryComplete From Death to Life In Jesus Christ, God gives man another chance to put his trust in Him. By choosing Jesus Christ (eating of the body drinking of the blood, or acting on his faith), he may choose to put his faith and trust in God. His spiritual nature is born immediately and therefore, he is left with both a new spiritual nature (butterfly), as well as, his dying physical nature. The spiritual nature (butterfly) is not complete until we are changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye! “John 3:14-21 http://www.biblestudytools.net/Commentaries/MatthewHenryComplete Joshua 24:15 Ecclesiastes 12 Deuteronomy 30:19 I have removed the quotes from my previous post. The Matthew Henry commentary quotes were actually summaries for what is found on the web site. The question is simply: Isn't man today left with a simple (one of two) choice such as Adam had in the garden? Pastor Glenn |
Bible Answer: The law was a comprehensive whole made up of civil, moral, and ceremonial requirements. To break it at one point was to break it in its totality. Since man cannot measure up to the law’s lofty demands, it brings him face to face with his sin. In marked contrast to the law, grace is God’s unmerited favor. Through Christ, God provides for man what he could not provide for himself. Jesus came to pay a debt He didn’t owe because man owed a debt he couldn’t pay. Whether it was the Old Testament of law or the New Testament of grace, God has spoken. That in itself is an astounding and humbling reality. God was not obligated to speak. He was not our debtor. Man surely did not deserve a word from heaven. After all, we were sinful, disobedient, and at enmity with God. God has spoken with finality through His Son. It is a completed and perfect message. Nothing has to be added and nothing has to be changed. It simply has to be understood and obeyed. |