"You can't have eternal life without knowing what is good" I don't know why you would say that. The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil killed Adam and Eve. Knowing good did them no good, that's for sure.
There is no mention of good or evil in the Tree of life. The Law of Moses follows the principle of good and evil. That law is death because mankind refuses to obey. Fallen man has nothing to obey with. Plainly, knowing what is good and what is evil is useless to save anyone. All it does is convict and condemn.
What people really need is life. That's why Jesus came (John 10:10). This is not, as some believe, (looking at you NLT) a better lifestyle. Greek has 2 words for life while English has one. The word Jesus uses is "Zoe". It is spiritual life, the life that comes from God. Jesus does not just give life, He is the Life.
Everyone is born with natural life. This is the life God gave Adam and Eve. It was sufficient for them to tend the garden, make choices, understand and show emotion. But it was not God's ultimate for them. They disobeyed God and discovered what is good and what is evil. Therefore God drove them out of Eden.
If God predestined them to evil, then all that happened in Eden was pointless. And nothing that God does or says is pointless.
There is no mention of good or evil in the Tree of life. The Law of Moses follows the principle of good and evil. That law is death because mankind refuses to obey. Fallen man has nothing to obey with. Plainly, knowing what is good and what is evil is useless to save anyone. All it does is convict and condemn.
What people really need is life. That's why Jesus came (John 10:10). This is not, as some believe, (looking at you NLT) a better lifestyle. Greek has 2 words for life while English has one. The word Jesus uses is "Zoe". It is spiritual life, the life that comes from God. Jesus does not just give life, He is the Life.
Everyone is born with natural life. This is the life God gave Adam and Eve. It was sufficient for them to tend the garden, make choices, understand and show emotion. But it was not God's ultimate for them. They disobeyed God and discovered what is good and what is evil. Therefore God drove them out of Eden.
If God predestined them to evil, then all that happened in Eden was pointless. And nothing that God does or says is pointless.
God did not predestined them to evil.That's why i mentioned the skins that were placed on them.