People, Azazel raised a question in his last post that got me perusing the pages of my Bible and the recesses of my mind, looking for understanding, for answers, for truth. Why would God create the tree of life in Eden if he had made man immortal? Why make a tree man does not need? One theory is that man was to live forever by eating from that tree periodically, and then when Adam sinned, God blocked their access to the tree, leading to Adams eventual death after 930 years. That seems likely, and may explain the reason why as generations went down from Eden onwards, lifespan decreased. The trees effects was being diluted as ages went by.
The question, however extends to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why make a tree he does not want man to eat from? There are so many answers to this question..at least in theory. But none of them have been satisfactory.
The age old answer has been: "God loved humans so he wanted them to have free will. He wanted them to love him by choice so he put the tree and told them not to eat it, as a test." but under the slightest bit of scrutiny that answer doesnt hold up. If it was a test of their love, he could have given them some task, maybe "run round the garden twice everyday" or something harder, and see if they love him enough to do it or he could have made the tree without any harmful effects and told them..."dont eat the fruit of this tree"
simple...and see if they obey. if they dont, his test is served. Its like testing my child's obedience by giving him a cup of cobra venom, and asking him...dont drink of this cup. No matter who deceives him into drinking it, am I not to blame for leaving him access to poison? Wouldnt it be better to put sprite in a cup and tell him "dont drink this". if he does, i know he doesnt care, but at least no one will be buyin a coffin. does it really prove how much i love my son if i give him death and ask him not to eat it.
simple...and see if they obey. if they dont, his test is served. Its like testing my child's obedience by giving him a cup of cobra venom, and asking him...dont drink of this cup. No matter who deceives him into drinking it, am I not to blame for leaving him access to poison? Wouldnt it be better to put sprite in a cup and tell him "dont drink this". if he does, i know he doesnt care, but at least no one will be buyin a coffin. does it really prove how much i love my son if i give him death and ask him not to eat it.
As I put this up now, Im still looking for answers, so maybe yall can help. cos i cannot find justification anywhere for this kind mess. Im sure God knew what he was doing, but for the life of me, I cant figure out what it is. Unless he was just setting us up for failure. Which is quite plausible. I wont conclude shaa..until i hear from others. Peace...
