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Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson
Here is something to ponder see GEN.3:2,3 sure God said don't touch the tree in the midst of the garden ,cause how could one eat of something ,without touching it?
To me satan's lie was you shall surely not die.
Because Adam and Eve were innocent before original sin ,they did not have a personal experience of sin prior to their partaking of the fruit.
Original sin brought in a the aging process ,and loss of immortality due to loss of access to the tree of life.
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Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson
Adam and Eve certainly were in God's image and likeness so they were like God in alot of ways ,but disobedience marred their position and fellowship with God.
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All good points, Brother Scott. It encompassed a lot of things. Just a lot more than merely saying that the serpent changed God's wording to trick her. I never thought that's what he did. He was in essence saying the same exact thing, just in his own words.
I see Eve doing the same we do - even with salvation - not realizing we have everything we need and thus the enemy and our flesh coming to offer us more.
I remember Brother Barnes talking about how God told him in prayer, "I gave you my blood, my name, my spirit and my Word. What else do you need?"
Eve didn't realize she had everything she needed right where she was and that is how she could be deceived.
I believe in the Study, which Brother Blume may want to link, he is talking about how we can only be satisfied hungering and thirsting - as the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my would after thee....."
In other words - If we don't keep "pressing on" we are going to become dissatisfied and look for fulfillment elsewhere.