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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:
Hank: I would just like to add that unbelief of what God has said, is the beginning of evil and sin. When we fail to believe what God has said to us even today it falls into the catagory of unbelief. The original sin? God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:3,4 when we chose to not believe what God has said, we open the door to evil. I would also like for you to expound on this verse if you would please. It is confusing me a bit. thank you friend. Proverbs 16:4.The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. God Bless |
Bible Answer: Christian 7 - This verse, Proverbs 16:4, doesn't suggest that God has created certain men for damnation. God is "not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentence." (see 2 Peter 3:9). Scripture nowhere teaches the doctrine of reprobation. Men are damned by their own deliberate choice, not by God's decree. The proverb means that God has an end, an object, or purpose for everything. For every cause there is a result, for every act a reward or punishment. By His ordination there is the day of evil for the wicked, just as there is heaven that He has prepared for those who love Him. Perhaps the TEV rendering of this proverb will serve to bring out its meaning more clearly: "Everything the Lord has made has its destiny; and the destiny of the wicked man is destruction." Additionally, the reading of this verse within the context of Proverbs 16:4-7, the theme of which is God's sovereign control of human life, may yield a better sense of perspective and understanding to verse 4. --Hank |