Subject: Genesis 3:1-7 |
Bible Note: Hi Paul The sin wasn’t eating the fruit. The sin was rebellion against God. When Eve was tempted, the serpent tempted her in three areas. These three are explained in 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. Notice the flow Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, (lust of the flesh) and that it was a delight to the eyes, (lust of the eyes) and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, (pride of life) she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. What happened after they ate? Since the tree was called the tree of knowledge of good and evil they lost their innocents. They became aware they were naked and hide. The sin was in the rebellion to God’s command not to eat of the tree. Instead of obeying God they gave into the these three ingrained fleshly desires and rebelled. Your argument that this hypothesis can some how been seen to flow from Genesis to Revelation is based on the fact that human sin manifested throughout the whole Bible. Whether it be fornication or gossiping the flesh is being fulfilled. We as humans tend to think of ourselves before we think of God. That is exactly what happened in the garden the question came down to which do you love more God or your flesh? To suggest that Eve had sex with the serpent and thus brought sin into the world further begs the question in what did Adam sin? Surely you don’t suggest he to had sex with the serpent also. I can appreciate your testimony of this revelation as being given by the Holy Spirit but we have the validate these revelations with the Word. Without making some rather large assumptions and basically adding to the scripture I think you will agree there is no way to reach the conclusion you did. God would not keep something this important hidden for thousands of years and then reveal something that seemingly invalidates what is related in His scriptures. EdB |