God tells Adam and Eve not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil....?
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Good point.  \n\nA friend's mum, when confronted with the statement it was a womans fault this happened, replys, 'It took the very Devil himself to tempt Eve.  It only took a woman to tempt the man.'\n\nclever response, I think (whether you are a Christian or not).  It usually shuts them (typically a man) up.
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Actually God did lie.  It is in Genesis.  He tells Adam and Eve that they have access to all in the Garden of Eden except for the tree of Knowledge.  He told them that if they eat of its fruit that they will die.  The serpent told Eve that if she ate of it she would be like god and have knowledge of good and evil and that they will not die.  When god found out all he did was banish them.  He did not condemn them to death, as they were not immortal.  They lived for a very long time 100+ years if I remember.  So god lied and the serpent was punished for enlightening them.  By the way the serpent was not the devil or satan, just one of gods creations sharing wisdom.  Read the bible it is right there in print.
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Is this after Adam and Eve were banished from the garden of Eden for eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge? God made them go out and fend for themselves, which included growing their own plants.
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Isn't it curious that our understanding of good and bad are meant to originate in Adam and Eve's great 'sin'? That the 'sin' they committed was wanting to learn about their surroundings instead of just blindly saying 'my Father told me not to touch it, so ı won't touch it'?\n\nIn normal life, we call that growing up. We call it learning for yourself. And it's humanity's greatest single trait.\n\nIf it was the devil, in the form of a snake, that convinced Adam and Eve to open their eyes and question their surroundings, and if it was God who arbitrarily said 'look but don't touch', here is my question:\n\nWhich one of them should we give praise to?
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the fruit is forbidden knowledge
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Greetings.  First, it doesn't say that the "forbidden fruit" was an apple.  Second, it doesn't say that the "forbidden fruit" had anything to do with sex, intercourse or reproduction.  It was the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" that they were not to eat from (Genesis 3:1-8).  I think there is some symbolism in this passage and shouldn't be taken too literally.  Whatever the case, it was the ONLY fruit they were forbidden to eat.  The essence of the story is that it was disobedience and thus sin, a sin that brought separation between God and man.  The beautiful thing about the passage is that God gives a promise in Genesis 3:15 of a coming Deliverer (the "Emnity" he is called).  This Deliverer, whom both Jews and Christians believe to be a Messiah will deliver mankind from the spell of sin and the evil one and restore the world to it's original order.  As a side note, that is why genealogies become so important in the Bible.  Hope that helps.
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first of all, judaism rejects that the serpent was anything more than a serpent, so thats out. G-d of course said "or you shall die" - thats a generic biblical term for, "I'll be really mad if you do this" and is meant more as a scare tactic than to be taken literally. obviously adam and eve knew this and didn't take it literally either or they would not have eaten the apple with as little hesitation as they did.\n\nthe serpent did tell the partial truth - that they would be able to discern between good and evil. he appealed to their arrogant side by saying they would be like G-d if they ate it, which of course is not true since nobody could be like G-d and the tree didn't grant the power for that either. it wasn't the tree of G-dliness, it was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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She was in the Garden by the tree when the serpent came and tempted her to eat from it. It was Eve's fault that she ate from the tree, even though it was the devil who tempted her. God had plainly told them to eat from any tree from the garden, except for the tree of knowledge.
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I asked a similar question a while back... specifically, how did Satan understand the difference between right and wrong if he never ate the fruit of knowledge?\n\nI think we are both in agreement that if there was a christian god... he definitely could not be considered benevolent.
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No one created the tree, it was planted. That god can't create, he can only "form" and "plant" and clone what already exists. He was a mad scientist. The tree is knowledge and that god didn't want Eve & Adam to have it [knowledge]. What sort of god is this? Eve [who is life], was much wiser and desired wisdom, her husband Adam [the intellectual mammal] was stupid. So then Zoe (daughter of the holy spirit; consort of the cosmic christ) opened their eyes and liberated them [joined them to become one again] (for this reason the man will leave his parents and join to his wife and they will become one being again; when you make the two into one, and there is neither male nor female, you will enter the kingdom; gospel of Thomas). Then Ialdaboath the tyrant became furious because they became one again (I and the Father are one), and cursed christ's daughter [the serpent] and he also cursed what he created (actually what he formed, he "forms the light" that christ's father creates; bends time-space; second law of thermodynamics; entropy). God is invisible light (knowledge). That's level three of the Myth.
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1. What happened with Adam and Eve was necessary, but it was a transgression.  If Adam and Eve never would have eaten the forbidden fruit, none of us would be here. They would still remain there in the Garden of Eden in the innocent state that they were in, not knowing good or evil, joy or sorrow, etc.\nAdam and Eve did repent of their transgression, but that really doesn't effect us. God holds each one of us responsible for our own sins, and not for what Adam or Eve did.\n\n2.  Newborns are born pure and innocent.  Until they grow and learn right from wrong they don't have the capacity to commit sin.  But once they are at the age where thy can tell right from wrong, they are accountable for their own sins.
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Eve was beguiled by the serpent the liar, he told her the fruit would make her like God, to know good from evil, like light from darkness we can not have one without the other & we certainly wouldnt be here if Adam & Eve never left the garden, who knows how long they were there & how long they were tempted for. Eve & women are not cursed because of what she did she saw she couldnt progress living in perfection, wanted to know what life really felt like & here we are able to experiance all the good that comes from hard work, love & family. We only feel the pain of the world beacuse it makes the good times so much better!
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Lucifer did not cause Eve to eat the fruit.  She chose to eat the fruit herself.  Satan lied to Eve and misquoted what God had told Adam and Eve about eating the fruit.  She just blamed it on the serpent (Satan).  Then Adam blamed Eve (the woman Thou gavest me Lord).  Not one took credit for the action that they had just done.  Many scholars believe that Adam loved Eve so much he ate of the fruit so that he wouldn't be without her.  \n\nIf you read the passages in context, you will see that Satan misquoted what God had told Adam and Eve about the fruit.
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The story of Adam and Eve was just that ... A story. It was told to make a point in spiritual truth, not as a real history. The point being that when we follow ego we seem separated from Deity. The writer of Genesis simply used Satan as a metaphor for that portion of the human mind that forms the illusion of separation, which thing we call ego. Its just a difference in terminology based on language and culture. The principle truth remains the same. God loving people in no way negates cause and effect. We do things. That's the cause. If we make bad choices we suffer the consequences. That's the effect. Cause and effect is a simple Universal law. Its not a punishment, its just the way things work. If we make good choices we can put that law of cause and effect to work for us rather than against us and instead of suffering the consequences of our actions we can reap the rewards. Which things are a matter of perception. But understanding this helps keep ego (Satan, our own "lower" nature) in check and make appropriate choices in life. ;-) ~ Peace & Blessings ~
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Popularly, the fruit has been identified as an apple (perhaps as a Latin pun of 'malus' sounding like 'evil' and 'apple'), although the Bible does not identify the fruit as an apple. Judaism teaches that the fruit may have been either grape, fig, wheat, or citron.\n\nIn the philosophical novel Ishmael, the story of eating the forbidden fruit is described as a metaphor for the loss of quality of life caused by the change from hunter-gatherer culture to an agriculture-based society.\n\nThe term "forbidden fruit" is a popular metaphor that describes any object of desire whose appeal is a direct result of the knowledge that it cannot or should not be obtained. The phrase comes from the Bible, where it is the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. According to the narrative, as a result of eating this fruit, Adam and Eve lost their innocence, began to know good and evil, and were exiled from the garden where they were forced to adopt agriculture for a living. The concept of "knowing" good and evil can be best understood as being emotionally entangled with the struggle of determing the difference.
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who knows the mystery of God, for in Gods foolish mistakes he is still wiser then we are. when God made man he made man in his own image,God also told adam,and eve to not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil for in the day that they eat from the tree they would surely die. it was not God intentions to destroy the earth with water, but mans increase in wickedness provoke the wrath of God. God intentions were not to destroy the city of sodom and gommorah with fire,but they were drinking,being married,given to in marriage,men sleeping with men,women with women,children being raped,people sleeping with animals,and people worshipping idol gods.that provoked the wrath of God.furthermore because God is the same God of yesterday,today, and forever more,he knows before hands what destiny he will have planned for the future.as for why the jewish people still have not accepted the messiah is not your concern. what you need to do is find out who God is for yourself then when you do go to him in prayer and ask him.....
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Gen. 2: 9 \n9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.