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Subject: Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed |
Bible Note: Seeker, Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! On your point about the command being an arbitrary command. Well, let's not forget who's command it was. The fact they disobeyed this command you call arbitrary is clearly taught as the fall of mankind. (Genesis 3:6-7) You say "Another potential problem with this idea that they could not do evil because they hadn't eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is that if this was the case, how could they be held accountable for eating of the tree?" Your assumption is they have to know what is good and evil before they know to obey. God had told them not to, there is no scripture to point to that would give us any reason at all to think they did not understand that they were not to. Mankind is not held accountable because he knows the difference between good and evil. He is held accountable when he does not obey! The simple fact we now know the difference between good and evil is a direct result of man not obeying the absolute command of God (again, Genesis 3:6-7) God's commands are never arbitrary. They are clear and He expects full compliance! Steve |