Bible Question: Why did God give Adam and Eve the instruction not to eat from the "tree of knowledge" ? Was it not for a test of obedience ? If so, then why do so many Christians argue so stongly that we are no longer reuired to be obedient to God's instuctions ? |
Bible Answer: Go gave them these instructions because He wanted to give them the choice to obey His instructions. Yes it was a test ot see if they would obey. They argue the point because of lack of understanding that God gives of the will to choose and with the expectation that we will choose to obey His word it is our choice he doesn't force us to obey loving Him alone should bring about obeidience. In Genisis 1 God told Adam if he ate of the tree of knowledge he would surely die and God did not mean a physical death ultimately it was a spiritual death because disobiedence brought spiritual separtaion between God and man. |