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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: I too am very worried about our nation. I've written several letters to our Government officials, attaching a copy of Romans, Chap 1 in which God warned those folks about the consequences of their continued sinful way of life. He warned them through Apostle Paul that they were headed for eternal damnation if they didn't change their ways. Many modern historians have noticed and documented the dangerous fact that our nation has been following the pattern of the Roman Empire. The disentegration of the family unit, corruption of our political leaders and now the introduction of homosexuals into our military is almost an exact duplication of that pattern. In my letters, I encouraged these Government officials to study history along with their Bibles and try to help this country re-discover its Godly roots. I'm so afraid if this pattern of getting farther and farther away from God's way of life that we find in His Word IS NOT reversed pretty soon, our children or our grandchildren might grow up in some alternate form of America than the one you and I love. We really don't live in a country that can truly call itself a christian nation. I really don't like sounding like a doomsday preacher but I do think we can reverse course and repent just like Ninevah in Jonah's story. What do you think of our chances? God bless. |