Bible Discussion Thread

If Gods plan was for us to die, why did he ask Adam and Eve, "not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and Evil?" That would make the God I know, to be passive aggressive/manipulation. The God I know is straight forward with his commands. I believe God meant what he asked. We always seem to choose the long way around the truth. We are dismissing the fact that the serpent betrayed God and man. The tree of life is still in Eden, guarded by the Cherubims. God is all good/trusting and knowing, but I can't believe he is manipulating. I believe he always has another plan for the times his plans were interrupted by Satan. I also believe his plan would run smoother and if he didn't have to "allow" Satan to dig his hole into eternal outer Darkness. "Thats where we all come in, the witnesses."

Hi Robin, God's plan wasn't for Adam and Eve to die. Adam and Eve chose to disobey God's command and consequences followed.

You said that the serpent betrayed both God and man. I'm not sure what you mean by the serpent betraying God. It was just Adam and Eve in the garden who were betrayed at that time. Satan the angel betrayed God some amount of time before that, if that's what you mean.

God isn't manipulating. God is good.