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Forbidden Fruit
Posted by Derrick
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Forbidden Fruit
Had a really good Bible Study yesterday with the Monday Group. We looked at the issue of suffering and where it came from.
What struck me was the verse in genesis where God forbids Adam and Eve from eating the fruit. You know, where he is cruel and puts a dangerous fruit in the Garden. The thing is, this is not true. He does not forbid it. They are told they can eat from any tree. He does warn them that if they eat from the tree in the middle of the Garden, they will die.
So it would seem that original sin is the sin of not following God’s plan. He knew what was best for the two of them and they ignored that, preferring instead to choose their own way.
We got to thinking about how most of the laws are never ones that say you cannot, they are almost all about you should not. Consequences are set out and we can choose to do what we want.
I wish I chose the right thing more often
Had a really good Bible Study yesterday with the Monday Group. We looked at the issue of suffering and where it came from.
What struck me was the verse in genesis where God forbids Adam and Eve from eating the fruit. You know, where he is cruel and puts a dangerous fruit in the Garden. The thing is, this is not true. He does not forbid it. They are told they can eat from any tree. He does warn them that if they eat from the tree in the middle of the Garden, they will die.
So it would seem that original sin is the sin of not following God’s plan. He knew what was best for the two of them and they ignored that, preferring instead to choose their own way.
We got to thinking about how most of the laws are never ones that say you cannot, they are almost all about you should not. Consequences are set out and we can choose to do what we want.
I wish I chose the right thing more often
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