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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: What was Eve's sin? |
Bible Note: Thanks, Jim. Sin and temptation are the subject of my thoughts on Gen 3, as you have rightly mentioned, Jim. I think her desires were not the sin. The only command God had given was "don't eat this fruit." So when Eve said "Yes" to God's "No," that's when the sin occured. Now I precisely chose Eve because she was NOT like us. You see, we were born sinners. So we can't help but sin. I chose Eve because she was like Chirst, sinless. She was not created sinful. There was nothing wrong with her. She was not flawed. So I think her desires were not sinful. She saw that the fruit was good for food. Nothing sinful about that. She saw that it was desirable to make one wise. Nothing wrong with wanting to be wise. She saw that the tree was beautiful. Nothing wrong with an appriciation for beauty. I think we need not nor should not try to find more evil in Eve's behavior. It was enough that she disobeyed God's explicit command not to eat the fruit of that tree. Although we deserve to die for our sins, God has provided a way of escape. Like I said, Jesus was not a sinner. He was the ONLY man who deserved to go to heaven, but instead he was put to death on a cruel cross. He didn't die because he was a sinner. He wasn't a sinner. He was perfectly righteous. He didn't die because he was a sinner. He died to take the place of sinners. God proved that this is so by raising Jesus from the grave on the third day after Jesus died. And now what God tells us to do to escape the death that we deserve for our sins is to change our minds (repent) about trying to work hard to be good enough to go to heaven, and believe that he raised the Lord Jesus Christ, His Son from the grave. If we do this God will give us eternal life and not send us to hell for our sins. This is the first step in a walk of obedience to the Lord. Thank you for your encouragement, Jim. Lionstrong |