Was Adam Made Holy

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Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man
(James 1:13)
God asks of him two questions:
  • who told you you were naked?
  • did you eat of the tree?
does Adam answer God's questions? yes -
  • who told you you were naked?
    • the Woman
  • did you eat of the tree which I had commanded you not to eat?
    • i did eat
Adam adds two pieces of information that aren't directly answers
  • You gave the Woman with me
  • she gave fruit to me
this brings up questions. why did he say this? it's not an answer to either question.
this is the popular teaching in the church:

  • Adam is blaming the Woman
  • Adam is blaming God
  • Adam is denying responsibility
this is tantamount to three accusations against God:
  • You gave me an evil gift of a wife
  • You tempted me to sin by proxy
  • You are wrong to judge me
popular sermonizing then proceeds to berate the congregation, saying, you should never say these things to God. why? because God will not accept such backtalk. the preacher will then go on to berate & warn the congregation about how the things he says Adam replied to God are wicked & unacceptable, and how God will condemn them.
but what actually happened? God accepts Adam's answer. God curses the ground - not Adam - and tells Adam that He is doing so for Adam's sake. God covers Adam - a clear symbol of redemption and atonement and prevents him from going to the tree of life. Adam is not rebuked for what he says to God - tho James tells us very plainly that the common interpretation of his testimony to God is wicked - and God does three things for Adam's good: He makes atonement, He curses the ground, and He keeps him from eternal death.
are the things God does for Adam good? of course. are these the things God does to those who accuse Him of evil? no, they aren't.


objectively, the popular preaching on this cannot possibly be correct. either God does accept it when you call Him the author of evil and temptation & blame others for your own sin, or Adam did not do these things.

so we have these facts to deal with: why does Adam bring up that Woman was God's gift to Adam and that Woman gave Adam some of the fruit?
one thing stands out very plainly: Adam is directing attention to Woman, and God next speaks to her.
is Adam just saying, '
don't look at me, talk to the Woman' ?
well, Woman also directs attention to the Serpent. is she saying '
don't look at me, talk to Satan' ?
does God ask the Serpent to explain himself? no, He doesn't. so we don't have a pattern of shift blame, talk to the one blamed. we have something else.


what i'm telling you is that God is the Great Physician, and He comes by. Adam & his wife are sick, ashamed and afraid. when God calls, Adam answers. Adam explains his symptoms to the Great Physician, truthfully and factually answers His questions and directs His attention to his wife. Adam's not deceived. he knows he is poisoned and he knows who God is. he says, help my wife.

i ain't 'ignoring Genesis' lol -- i'm looking for Christ in it, and Adam is 'the figure of Him'
i know this: the right understanding of these events is the one that testifies of our Saviour, & in this, Adam is the type of Him.
what does Jesus do? He takes on the likeness of sinful flesh, for our sake, bearing our burden. in Him there is no lie. He makes intercession for us before the Father.
so what explanation is there for Adam's replies to God that explains all the data ? accusing God of tempting him just don't fit.
that is interesting so would adam being told he would till the ground be a form of taking on sin, returning to dust banished from eating of the tree of life
 
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it appears this is the Physicians remedy for Adam for listening to his wife

Gen 3

17And to Adam He said:
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
from which I commanded you not to eat,
cursed is the ground because of you;
through toil you will eat of it
all the days of your life.
18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
19By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your bread,
until you return to the ground—
because out of it were you taken.
For dust you are,
and to dust you shall return.”
 
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Genesis 3:15 is not about God's form of government at all; it is about the promised Seed (Christ) Who would deal with the deceiver once and for all. Nothing in that chapter speaks of God's intended form of government; rather, God pronounces the certain consequences of sin.

Sure it is. The bruising of the heel the gospel represents the government of peace as the promised seed is on the shoulder of the father and Son working together in perfect harmony and submission .

Loving Authority + Willing submissiveness as two working together as one = the government of peace.

The understanding is hidden in the parable Genesis 3:15.
 

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that is interesting so would adam being told he would till the ground be a form of taking on sin, returning to dust banished from eating of the tree of life
Interesting too that Eve is no longer deceived at some point after she eats. We know this because she tells God she was deceived - obviously she knows she had been so she isn't anymore when she knows this. So when exactly was she undeceived? Before or after Adam 'harken to her voice'?
 
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that is interesting so would adam being told he would till the ground be a form of taking on sin, returning to dust banished from eating of the tree of life
As a wage for violating the law. Thou shal not eat. It would appear that when God corrupted the whole earth work represented by sweat was introduced in the picture.

Prior to that the earth yielded the food. They lost the rest sabbath. Sowing and reaping began

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return
 

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that is interesting so would adam being told he would till the ground be a form of taking on sin, returning to dust banished from eating of the tree of life
The cursing of the ground is "for your sake" - - that's a good thing. It's for our benefit. That's difficult to understand, ain't it?

See, so far in this thread we've basically only been talking about the easy questions, IMO. There are really difficult things here no one has even mentioned yet
 
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Interesting too that Eve is no longer deceived at some point after she eats. We know this because she tells God she was deceived - obviously she knows she had been so she isn't anymore when she knows this. So when exactly was she undeceived? Before or after Adam 'harken to her voice'?
How do you get to she was not deceived after? The glory of God departed the change was made it seems?
 
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The cursing of the ground is "for your sake" - - that's a good thing. It's for our benefit. That's difficult to understand, ain't it?

See, so far in this thread we've basically only been talking about the easy questions, IMO. There are really difficult things here no one has even mentioned yet
Well I didn’t see it say for your sake, it reads because of you though I’ll check other translations
 
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Yes the KJV and a few others are as such though the not listening to Gods words is puzzling why didn’t adam listen.
 
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Maybe it was then the leaving of the 99
 
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As a wage for violating the law. Thou shal not eat. It would appear that when God corrupted the whole earth work represented by sweat was introduced in the picture.

Prior to that the earth yielded the food. They lost the rest sabbath. Sowing and reaping began

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return
it doesn’t say in scripture but about the sabbath in the garden must of been everyday it seems
 
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left in a breath left in a word, 🤔
 

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Sure it is. The bruising of the heel the gospel represents the government of peace as the promised seed is on the shoulder of the father and Son working together in perfect harmony and submission .
The bruising of the heel is not about government at all. It is about Christ's death on the cross. You continually conflate unrelated ideas and turn sound theology into mush.

Loving Authority + Willing submissiveness as two working together as one = the government of peace.
That's not what Genesis 3:15 addresses.

The understanding is hidden in the parable Genesis 3:15.
Genesis 3:15 foreshadows the death of Christ and the destruction of the enemy, but that is not "the understanding hidden".
 
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it doesn’t say in scripture but about the sabbath in the garden must of been everyday it seems
I would agree.

Its interesting the wage was changed when the first martyr Abel who walked by faith (believed in a God not seen) was murdered. The first literal murder from the father of lies .A murderer from the beginning.

Therefore establishing the pagan order of atheism (no savoir. . no rest) Something that I would call; the out of sight out of mind religion of the world. The lie. . Just murder the misperceived competition. Cain could not see into the heart of Abel .God alone can and does. Cain again establishing the religion of the world .took Abel out in the field and plowed him under. . . . Hoping God did not see the difference between corn and flesh .

Rather than a normal work load it was increased and became heavy laden as the suffering of hell. . . a burden that Cain could not bear.
The burden that Christ did bear (the suffering of hell) By his work of suffering according as it written we can rest in His love.

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the
Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.Genesis 4:12-13
 
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I would agree.

Its interesting the wage was changed when the first martyr Abel who walked by faith (believed in a God not seen) was murdered. The first literal murder from the father of lies .A murderer from the beginning.

Therefore establishing the pagan order of atheism (no savoir. . no rest) Something that I would call; the out of sight out of mind religion of the world. The lie. . Just murder the misperceived competition. Cain could not see into the heart of Abel .God alone can and does. Cain again establishing the religion of the world .took Abel out in the field and plowed him under. . . . Hoping God did not see the difference between corn and flesh .

Rather than a normal work load it was increased and became heavy laden as the suffering of hell. . . a burden that Cain could not bear.
The burden that Christ did bear (the suffering of hell) By his work of suffering according as it written we can rest in His love.

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.Genesis 4:12-13
Though no harm to come upon him or avenged sevenfold would happen, huh that is a rock band name today they must of read the story lol.

quite some time had passed before Adam and Eve gave birth to Seth and Enosh
 
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The bruising of the heel is not about government at all. It is about Christ's death on the cross. You continually conflate unrelated ideas and turn sound theology into mush.

All things that pertain to the gospel work together to give us the peace of God that surpases all understanding.

I am offering my private interpretation as a personal commentary just as you are. You could say. Sharing the bread.

It would seem we hear the author of the faith that works in us a little differently coming from walks of life. You seem to be blessed with a good education .. I hated my teachers. . that I do love today .thanks

Is it sound theology when someone makes the claim parables and tongues are not prophecy? How sound is that?

The death of the cross is a picture of bruising the heel used to represent the unseen government of God. It is hid in parables . The father and Son working as one to bring the peace of God that surpasses our understanding .

You could say revealed in parables which without he spoke not. . Again parables teach us how to walk by faith after the unseen eternal Spirit that we have in these bodies of death.(not of us)

Mark and Luke 9 give a great interpretation of that work of using parables to teach us how to hear God, the eternal And not man, the temporal.
 
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Though no harm to come upon him or avenged sevenfold would happen, huh that is a rock band name today they must of read the story lol.

quite some time had passed before Adam and Eve gave birth to Seth and Enosh

Yes, it would seem that God was establishing that natural unconverted, faithless man like Cain as a beast of the field (formed from the clay) was using that occasion to mark his word as a God of it.

The life long punishment of suffering with no rest would not be cut off cut short . No immediate death sentence but one carried out a daily suffering. . . more that a person could bear. (no rest.)


Cain identified by the number of man 666 became a restless wanderer. Hiding form the presence of God. Unlike his brother Abel sealed in the forehead (believed God) who saw value in the things of God not seen. He bought the gospel truth and sold it not.

Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Cain Like Esau who saw not value in the things (spiritual) not seen sold his birth rite for a cup of goat soup

Genesis it seems helps us understand the signified prophecy in Revelation.

Revelation 13:16-18 King James Version (KJV) And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
 
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Jamon said:
it doesn’t say in scripture but about the sabbath in the garden must of been everyday it seems.
and Garee agreed:

JamOn said: it doesn’t say in scripture but about the sabbath in the garden must of been everyday it seems
I would agree.

Everything was created before the 7th day. God rested on that day.
Adam was made sometime between the 3rd and 6th day, scholars argue over the day he was created.
As God rested, inbreathed, on the7th day then Adam and Eve would have rested too.
 

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Adam was made sometime between the 3rd and 6th day, scholars argue over the day he was created.
I've never heard such an argument. Doesn't it unequivocally say He made man on day 6?
 

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All things that pertain to the gospel work together to give us the peace of God that surpases all understanding.
That's true, but it doesn't mean that all things are all other things, which is the direction your position is taking.

I am offering my private interpretation as a personal commentary just as you are. You could say. Sharing the bread.
Of what value is your private interpretation when it is not consistent with the truth of Scripture?

Is it sound theology when someone makes the claim parables and tongues are not prophecy? How sound is that?
Off topic. If you want to address that, start a new thread.

The death of the cross is a picture of bruising the heel used to represent the unseen government of God. It is hid in parables . The father and Son working as one to bring the peace of God that surpasses our understanding .
You have that (bolded) backwards. The bruising of the heel is a picture of the death on the cross, not the other way around. Neither represents "the unseen government of God". Neither is a parable.

You could say revealed in parables which without he spoke not. . Again parables teach us how to walk by faith after the unseen eternal Spirit that we have in these bodies of death.(not of us)
You would say that; I would not, because I don't have a self-invented definition of "parable".