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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. |
Subject: Were Eve's desires sinful? |
Bible Note: I hope you do not mind, but here is how I perceive some of the questions put forth. Whatever is not of faith is sin. Faith is trusting God at His Word. Whatsoever is not of faith is doing what we want(our desires--name them one by one), and sin. Faith requires obedience to God or we can choose our flesh desires. I think James 1:13-15 gives us the anatonomy of sin clearly. 1.No man is tempted of God to sin against God. verse 13. v14--makes it clear sin comes from our own lusts or desires v14--also makes it clear that we are drawn away v15--then conceived sin James uses a sexual nature to describe the process of sin. First we have a desire for a woman or sin. Secondly, drawn away. In Greek this word has the same meaning as luring away as in fishing. So Satan is making sure our flesh desires are seeing some action/enticing to encourage us to partake. v15--When we say "I Do" CONCEPTION has taken place and sin. Now Genesis 3:6 states that she saw the tree as good for food, pleasant to the eyes, a tree desired to make one wise. That was her desire to partake of the tree. Now Satan lured her to fullfill her desire as all sins happen. Disobient to God and not by faith in obedience. Faith requires reliance on God and without that we are doing it according to self and desires. Now in the last paragraph you stated some passages for a case to know good and evil. In the NT gospels it is recorded many times. That Jesus said, I do what my Father commandeth. Faith. Also, Jesus was the second Adam. Body, Soul, Spirit of God. Did Jesus know good and Evil? I do not think so. After all he was the same as the first Adam before Sin. And did what the Father commandeth. Of course the Spirit of God left Adam in Sin and left a dead Spirit. So now with the Holy Spirit, at salvation, in us which is the mind of Christ or God and to attain back to where we are to be before Adam's Fall. This is not to know good and evil. We already know sin and dead to it. This is regeneration to give us the ability to start to attain Adam's pre-sin condition. Sanctification. But will not be complete "till we see Him, we will be like Him". Glorification Like Jesus faithful to the Father and perfect. Now to the statement you mentioned how this sounds with Jesus and lust. Jesus was body, soul and spirit of God. And Jesus did what the spirit of God commanded. So lust was not involved. He did not feed his lusts or desires. As we do with TV, advertisements, talk, thoughtsand etc. which only creates more desire or lust. Till? He listened only to the Father. Tempted of Satan, Yes. Tempted in all things as we, yes. But did what the Father told Him to do. Just a different perspective charley |