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NASB | Genesis 3:3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:3 except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, 'You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.'" |
Bible Question: Thank you so much for sharing from your heart and your walk, for helping me. Freedom is something I stopped questioning for years, yet here I am again. Our freedom in the U.S. is so overblown - our waywardness breaks my heart, how much more His? I rejoice that my sinful past is redeemed, that now I can help others in the path of the same sin. But why must they be tempted, why must the sin exist, why must the need for my ministry exist? It's madness. The tree seems to have been designed to cause us to stumble. Why would God do what we're warned not to (1 Cor 10:32)? |
Bible Answer: imforgiven: You ask: "But why must they be tempted, why must the sin exist, why must the need for my ministry exist? It's madness. The tree seems to have been designed to cause us to stumble. Why would God do what we're warned not to (1 Cor 10:32)?" My reply: James 1:13 (ESV) Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. --kalos |