Warning: session_start(): open(/var/lib/lsphp/session/lsphp80/sess_rpgvd5uol3r0lq1hu9ok1rea2n, O_RDWR) failed: No space left on device (28) in /home/kjv.site/public_html/Discussion-Thread/index.php on line 2
Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /var/lib/lsphp/session/lsphp80) in /home/kjv.site/public_html/Discussion-Thread/index.php on line 2 BIBLE DISCUSSION THREAD 142044
What "matters of the flesh" are you thinking of? All 'animal' species intrinsically know what it takes to reproduce its own kind, so maybe you're thinking of some other matter.
Max, that's an interesting thought you shared. We aren't told how much or what type of Knowledge of Good & Evil that Tree in Eden possessed.
Gen 2:16,17: "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Given this direct commandment & explanation from the LORD, I think that it is safe to understand that God wanted to keep Adam & Eve focused on a couple of things: firstly, to strictly obey His Word under all circumstances in spite of the tasty tantalising fruit before them on the tree. And secondly, and as a result of disobedience, sin would enter into them & they would lose their innocency by knowing both to do good & to do evil - features that were not evident before they sinned since they were created in God's Image in all purity & holiness. So IF 'someone' came to them before their Fall into sin, & talked about committing sin & going against God's Directive, I sense that they would have no understanding of this, as all they knew was according to the holy connection they had with God. We know that the Serpent, the Devil, did come to them, but his thrust was not for them to sin & rebel against God, but to give them a convincing reason why the fruit was a necessity for them. Disobedience & eating that fruit opened up the way to gain that knowledge - a product of Sin. And so for us too, a convincing argument for us to sin is all we need to do so.
Therefore, I don't think that to procreate, to talk, to eat, to sleep, commune with the animals, etc. were anything outside what God had enabled them to do in their unfallen state. But when they tried to hide from God, & likely other actions that the Bible does not detail, proves that sin entered them & they had the ability to know the difference between good & evil & also sense conviction of heart as a result.
Gen 2:16,17: "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Given this direct commandment & explanation from the LORD, I think that it is safe to understand that God wanted to keep Adam & Eve focused on a couple of things: firstly, to strictly obey His Word under all circumstances in spite of the tasty tantalising fruit before them on the tree. And secondly, and as a result of disobedience, sin would enter into them & they would lose their innocency by knowing both to do good & to do evil - features that were not evident before they sinned since they were created in God's Image in all purity & holiness. So IF 'someone' came to them before their Fall into sin, & talked about committing sin & going against God's Directive, I sense that they would have no understanding of this, as all they knew was according to the holy connection they had with God. We know that the Serpent, the Devil, did come to them, but his thrust was not for them to sin & rebel against God, but to give them a convincing reason why the fruit was a necessity for them. Disobedience & eating that fruit opened up the way to gain that knowledge - a product of Sin. And so for us too, a convincing argument for us to sin is all we need to do so.
Therefore, I don't think that to procreate, to talk, to eat, to sleep, commune with the animals, etc. were anything outside what God had enabled them to do in their unfallen state. But when they tried to hide from God, & likely other actions that the Bible does not detail, proves that sin entered them & they had the ability to know the difference between good & evil & also sense conviction of heart as a result.
This comment thread is locked. Please enter a new comment below to start a new comment thread.
Note: Comment threads older than 2 months are automatically locked.
Do you have a Bible comment or question?
Posting comments is currently unavailable due to high demand on the server.
Please check back in an hour or more. Thank you for your patience!
Report Comment
Which best represents the problem with the comment?