WhiteLioness

How was Adam created? Holy? Blameless? Righteous like GOD?

Genesis 2:9 -- 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.

GOD made a tree that had two varieties of fruit on it: Good and Evil.

I wonder why HE created Evil...

If Adam and Eve ate from this tree and learned the knowledge of evil, did they also learn the knowledge of good or beforehand was all they knew the knowledge of Good?

One would think one would not know the difference between good and bad until one ate from the tree itself.

Was Adam innocent before the fall? Some people call this the Age of Innocence. Innocence means you do not know the difference between right and wrong, right? And didn't Jesus say you had to become like little children to enter the Kingdom? That is like becoming innocent again, right?

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Romans 10:9-13 -- 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 4:12 -- Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

John 3:17 -- For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 14:6 -- Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Whoever makes fun of these Scriptures is not going to have the last laugh, I can guarantee you that! This a very serious matter of utmost gravity and sincerity. Your life hangs in the balance. Believe on the name of the Lord and be saved. Read what Romans 10 says above and do that proceedure. Become one of HIS saints.

KitsapGirl

It seems that the fruit of the tree had a physical as well as a spiritual effect on Adam & Eve...The trees fruit was of knowledge, but it also it made Adam & Eve mortal

God then sent an angel to guard the tree of life so that they would not eat of it, and become immortal again while knowing both good & evil...

Adam & Eve were perfect in every way before they disobeyed God...They knew nothing of evil, because evil is the absense of God....God walked with them in the garden...side by side...we would die if He did this with us today, becase of our sin...it separates us from Him.

You're right about us becoming like little childern...innocence is only part of it, trust is the other part...children who have not experienced tragedy or deceit trust without question...they don't know what evil is...they are innocent...this is how we are supposed to trust & love God

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smellycat

they never knew anything but God how could they sin when they trusted him,and did what was learned to them.

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forgivenWretch

Two kinds of fruit, on the tree?

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I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. ~Galileo

smellycat

why was there 2 kinds of fruits.?

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Boanerges

The tree of the knowledge of GOOD and EVIL caused Adam and Eve to be separated from God. Before that they walked hand in hand with God and were led entirely of His Spirit.

A good book on that subject is " There Were Two Trees In The Garden" by Brother Rick Joyner.

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“Neither skill nor knowledge is needed to go to God, all that is necessary is a heart dedicated entirely and solely to Him out of love for Him above all others.”
Brother Lawrence

smellycat

don,t touch the tree in the middle.

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smellycat

if God is 1,and Jesus is 3.the middle fruit i will avoid.

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Ginger

The tree had to be in the garden to give Adam and Eve a choice. Without choice how can there be freewill?

Eating the fruit was an act of willful disobedience. They made a choice to sin before they ate. But it wasn't until after they ate and realized the serpent had tricked them that they understood good and evil.

Uh, what was the question?....oh yeah, " How was Adam created? Holy? Blameless? Righteous like GOD?"

He was created innocent, but having freewill and an imperfect nature, he was destined to sin.

That's my take on it.

Ginger

Boanerges

Just my opinion- Was he destined to sin? That was the choice and Adam could have just as well chose to obey. Adam was lead by God in the garden and everything was fine. When he followed Satan's plan and did things his own way that is when the trouble started. Like Satan he and Eve developed I trouble.
The bible plainly states that without the law no sin is imputed so Adam was sin free until he choose to disobey God's will and guidance.

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“Neither skill nor knowledge is needed to go to God, all that is necessary is a heart dedicated entirely and solely to Him out of love for Him above all others.”
Brother Lawrence