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I'll be happy to discuss this further with you on the Bible Discussion page. The testimonies page is for testimonies, and while discussions aren't out of place, when most of the comments are discussing a matter that's not a testimony, it becomes out of place. If you want further discussion, post it in the Bible Discussion page.
Do you have Biblical evidence for your belief that Adam misunderstood or that Eve was somehow exempt from the command not to eat from the tree? Because Genesis clearly states that God commanded Adam not to eat and Eve reiterates it. Whether God told her or Adam passed on the message, Eve knew they weren't supposed to eat from the tree and she did anyway. God asked both for Adam and Eve's explanations Genesis 3:11-13.
God did hold them responsible for their sin (and it was sin because sin is disobedience to God and they disobeyed Him. To disobey means to not obey, and they did not obey Him). Because of their actions, God says they are cursed and casts them out of the Garden. Genesis 3:17-24.
Adam and Eve clearly knew enough because God punished them for their sin. They knew what God had told them and chose to do the opposite.
Romans 5:12, "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned..." If death entered through sin and there was no sin before the Fall, then there was no death. God never told them not to eat from the tree of life. He said they could eat from any tree in the garden but the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis 2:16-17, "And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
If you have Biblical evidence for your beliefs, cite it in a post on the Bible Discussion page.
Do you have Biblical evidence for your belief that Adam misunderstood or that Eve was somehow exempt from the command not to eat from the tree? Because Genesis clearly states that God commanded Adam not to eat and Eve reiterates it. Whether God told her or Adam passed on the message, Eve knew they weren't supposed to eat from the tree and she did anyway. God asked both for Adam and Eve's explanations Genesis 3:11-13.
God did hold them responsible for their sin (and it was sin because sin is disobedience to God and they disobeyed Him. To disobey means to not obey, and they did not obey Him). Because of their actions, God says they are cursed and casts them out of the Garden. Genesis 3:17-24.
Adam and Eve clearly knew enough because God punished them for their sin. They knew what God had told them and chose to do the opposite.
Romans 5:12, "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned..." If death entered through sin and there was no sin before the Fall, then there was no death. God never told them not to eat from the tree of life. He said they could eat from any tree in the garden but the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis 2:16-17, "And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
If you have Biblical evidence for your beliefs, cite it in a post on the Bible Discussion page.
