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When God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and told them not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, did He expect them to obey His commandment or did their disobedience come as a surprise to Him?
Why, if it was His intention that they remain forever in their garden paradise, did He permit Satan to tempt them with the promise of godhood? Or did Satan gain entrance to the Garden without God's permission? Was this all part of a plan that unfolded as it did for a very good reason or was the Fall of Adam an enormous, unforeseen glitch in God's plan for mankind?
I would say that some 5000 years ago when tribal people used mythology to describe the events of the world, the meaning of likfe the origin of man, people probably actually believed in Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden
BUT Since we know now that man evolved gradually (Was not created instantly) then there was no Garden of Eden no Adam and EVE and no fruit no talking snake and no original sin.
Since there was no original sin, there was no need for a "Savior" either.
It is a fascinating myth and it makes for a fascniating observation into human belief, fear, redemption, and has some symbolic meaning, in some twisted mythos, but in reality there was no god, no devil and no original sin.
We need to understand that there is overwhelming scientific evidence of this and move on out of the stone age and into the 21st century. We can see where this myth evolved but we must remember, it is only a myth. No different in a way than debating Zeus and Hera's relationship on Olympius.
A Glitch in God's plan...? No. His creation was created by Him with a free will...for a reason..
God tried their obedience.
James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Who are those that love Him?
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
You neither know God, nor does He know you if you do not keep His commandments.
1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 Corinthians 8:3 But the man who loves God is known by God.
When God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and told them not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, did He expect them to obey His commandment or did their disobedience come as a surprise to Him?
Why, if it was His intention that they remain forever in their garden paradise, did He permit Satan to tempt them with the promise of godhood? Or did Satan gain entrance to the Garden without God's permission? Was this all part of a plan that unfolded as it did for a very good reason or was the Fall of Adam an enormous, unforeseen glitch in God's plan for mankind?
Nothing has, or does catch God off guard or cause a 'glitch' in His Plan.
Mt 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Mt 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Joh 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Heb 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Heb 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Re 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Re 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Because, God, knew that many,many years later an internet site would appear called, CityData, and this site would have a Religion/Philosophy forum, where this very matter, could and would, be debated for eons! Therefore, he tempted the two prototypes(Adam & Eve). Just remember not to tempt him...for the dude likes to dish it out, but he doesn't like it being dished back! You've all been forewarned!
Because, God, knew that many,many years later an internet site would appear called, CityData, and this site would have a Religion/Philosophy forum, where this very matter, could and would, be debated for eons! Therefore, he tempted the two prototypes(Adam & Eve). Just remember not to tempt him...for the dude likes to dish it out, but he doesn't like it being dished back! You've all been forewarned!
Some may say , its a myth why bother taking about this ?...... Because the same Lord God we have today had His founding with the human to be His inheritance as son and daughter of the living God and be God family as the other animals were not responsive to interact with .....See life was on the earth already for some billion years as the Lord created many animals and life before Adam , but chose Adam and His species to be Gods family, but the devil and his kind did not like it ...... So God put Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden to prove their faith and confidence In God and His purpose ....... See every tree in the garden was a tree of Life which brought eternal life from the Lord God .... but one tree was the tree of the good and evil which existed and were the offense of sin against God , the tree was there in the garden because it was part of the existence though inferior still an option for free will, as control was part of that tree.... God was in the garden, so the dark spirit was behind God as his place in the spirit...... like Jesus told his disciple ` get behind me satan`....... See God is Supernatural, and the dark spirit is natural with limited natural spiritual power over the flesh of animals........ If Adam would have listen to God , the devil would have been destroyed by God right there as this offense of sin would have been overcome , like God overcome himself and God would put the devil out of the existence ......, But Adam was disobedient and four thousand years later Jesus came and took the authority that Adam had lost....which is blessing His Children today and forever more....
James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Who are those that love Him?
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
You neither know God, nor does He know you if you do not keep His commandments.
1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 Corinthians 8:3 But the man who loves God is known by God.
Verna...did you even read the OP????
You have Adam and Eve who DID NOT KNOW the difference between GOOD and EVIL, they DID NOT understand what it meant to be disobedient or what consequences were...they had NEVER LEARNED these things. So when God said to him not to eat the tree...he didn't understand the consequences or that he was being disobedient, no more than a child understands consequences and disobedience without first learning what they are.
Now, with that being said, could you at least try to answer the OP??? And, it might help if you quit looking at the story "litterally" but metaphorically.
When God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and told them not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, did He expect them to obey His commandment or did their disobedience come as a surprise to Him?
Hi Kat I don't think God knew which way Adam would go until He searched his heart.
Did it surprise God that Adam disobeyed? NO, as He would have looked into Adams heart and knew which path Adam would take. Also by giving Adam a freewill God knew their was a chance that Adam would be disobedient.
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Why, if it was His intention that they remain forever in their garden paradise, did He permit Satan to tempt them with the promise of godhood?
Same reason Jesus was tempted to see if He would obey the Father or not.
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Or did Satan gain entrance to the Garden without God's permission?
Satan was here before man
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Was this all part of a plan that unfolded as it did for a very good reason or was the Fall of Adam an enormous, unforeseen glitch in God's plan for mankind?
No God did not plan for Adam to fall, but He did have a plan in place in case Adam fell.
You have Adam and Eve who DID NOT KNOW the difference between GOOD and EVIL, they DID NOT understand what it meant to be disobedient or what consequences were...they had NEVER LEARNED these things. So when God said to him not to eat the tree...he didn't understand the consequences or that he was being disobedient, no more than a child understands consequences and disobedience without first learning what they are.
Now, with that being said, could you at least try to answer the OP??? And, it might help if you quit looking at the story "litterally" but metaphorically.
Hi Christy a baby might not understand what obedience is or the consequence of that disobedience, but one who walked with the voice of God daily would surely have known. Plus God told Adam what the consequence would be if he ate.
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A Glitch in God's plan...? No. His creation was created by Him with a free will...for a reason..
