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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. |
Bible Question: In our choices we are at a decisive disadvantage. Our choices, unlike our first parents, are biased by our indwelling sin. In fact the Bible says we were dead in our sin. Being dead in sin, we could not make a live choice to do the right thing. God had to make us alive in order for us to make the right choice and choose Christ. Our first parents could freely choose between right and wrong because they were unhampered by sin. We are, and our choices are not free of the lethal influence of our fallen nature. |
Bible Answer: Lionstrong, are you saying that we no longer have free will to choose, or that because of our fallen nature, we do not have it to the extent that Adam and Eve did before the fall? Is it any harder, or easier, to resist temptation today than it was for Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden? How does the Bible speak on this issue? --Hank |