tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747867752017683527.post3406647755011294382..comments2023-07-30T02:34:04.488-07:00Comments on Cerebral Faith: Why Was God So Upset About Adam and Eve Eating Fruit? Evan Mintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849664329253455702noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747867752017683527.post-56878334147954689282019-09-02T06:26:22.610-07:002019-09-02T06:26:22.610-07:00The first paragraph of this is inaccurate. They WE...The first paragraph of this is inaccurate. They WERE permitted to eat the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden:<br />'the tree of life also in the midst of the garden' - Gen 2:9<br />but not of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil:<br />'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it' - Gen 2:16-17<br />Eve blundered and misquoted God's word:<br />And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:<br />But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. - Gen 3:2-3<br />God was not 'holding out on them'. He WANTED them to eat of the TREE OF LIFE which is Christ, and have everlasting life.<br />Instead, they did err and chose the fruit of Satan (knowledge of evil)<br />Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677280135081429048noreply@blogger.com