Genesis

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NASB	Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

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Bible Question: These thoughts stem from our discussion of the temptation of Christ, Heb 4:15.

Eve's desires were not sinful. At this point she (like Christ) wasn't a sinner. Satan tricked her into fulfilling legitimate desires illegitimately. I've heard preachers site 1 John 2:16 (For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.) This verse is misapplied to Eve. She was tricked into sinnig, but were her desires the sin? What sin broght the curse on mankind? "Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed..."

What, then, was her sin? "(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." Yes, the sin began in her heart, but was her sin her desires or was it saying yes to an illegitimate way of fulfilling legitimate desires?

Your thoughts and comments welcome.

Lionstrong

Bible Answer: The sin the pair in the Garden committed was not so much eating of the tree, this was the end result of the sin, the sin was disobedience to God's command. Thou shalt not eat of the tree, and their disbelief in the consequences that God said would happen.

They disbelieved the Lord, but believed the Serpent that they would not die, and in fact would be as great as God if they did eat.

Using their own self willed wisdom, they believed the Serpent, and so rebelled against God. The only sin man can commit against God is disobedience. The other things man sees as sin are but the end result of disobedience.

Jesus temptation was different because he believed God and his word, and so was not rebellious by deciding his own free willed thoughts. He in fact controlled his natural desire to save his own skin, knowing that God's word is undisputable. Not my will but thine.
bartay