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Old 01-11-2008, 05:59 PM
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Default Christians - There were two trees in the Garden?

The tree of Knowledge of good and evil.
The tree of life.

I believe that we still eat from those trees today and the one your eating from is the one that sustains you.
Do you believe this? - Yes or no and please explain any insight you may have . Thanks.
Caveman - there it is. What we percieve as good is not necessarily God.


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Old 01-11-2008, 06:02 PM
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Have you ever wondered why the tree of knowledge was the opposite of the tree of life?

I believe that the what we gained from the tree of knowledge was the ability to decide for ourselves what is good, and what is evil. i. e. The carnal mind. Before this man just went to God when he needed answers.

With this knowledge of good and evil man no longer needed God, who is the source of life. Thus, knowledge = death

Today most of us still try to decide for ourselves what is good and what is evil, and moreover what theology to follow.

Yep, we still eat from that tree.
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Old 01-11-2008, 06:03 PM
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The significance of “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad” and of the restriction placed on its fruit has often been incorrectly viewed as relating to the sexual act between the first human pair. This view is contradicted by God’s plain command to them as male and female to “be fruitful and become many and fill the earth.” (Ge 1:28) Rather, by standing for “the knowledge of good and bad” and by God’s pronouncement decreeing it to be out-of-bounds for the human pair, the tree became a symbol of God’s right to determine or set the standards for man as to what is “good” (approved by God) and what is “bad” (condemned by God). It thus constituted a test of man’s respect for his Creator’s position and his willingness to remain within the area of freedom decreed by God, an area that was by no means cramped and that allowed for the greatest enjoyment of human life. Therefore, to violate the boundaries of the prohibited area by eating of “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad” would be an invasion of or a revolt against God’s domain and authority.
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Old 01-11-2008, 06:08 PM
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I have always found it interesting that man would choose knowledge over life. That is a very "un-animal" like thing to do. Most other species would go for survival over knowledge. I believe that in this time we are blessed to be able to choose both.
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Old 01-11-2008, 06:34 PM
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ok literally i think there were more then 2 trees i the garden of eden.
but spiritually there are 2 trees, one is the right one and the other wrong. we face temptations every day, and we need 2 choose between the trees. (lol thats a band name)
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