To: pastorbillrandles
They would try the fruit , for they actually believed the alternative ‘word’, that was presented to them in the garden, the word of the serpent, over and against the Word of God.
Not so. 1 Timothy 2:14 says that Adam was not deceived. How could Adam believe the serpent or reject the word of God without being deceived? Do you think that God wanted man to know good and evil? Note that man is somehow elevated.
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:
4 posted on
11/21/2012 9:53:53 PM PST by
Seven_0
(You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
To: Seven_0
Was Adam not deceived, but decided to follow Eve above God? We have all done that. We know what is wrong but follow the crowd instead.
6 posted on
11/23/2012 6:53:09 PM PST by
taterjay
To: Seven_0
Adam was not deceived. He fell into the same sin that had brought about sin in the first place. "I'm gonna do what
I want to do. You ain't the boss of me."
Eve was deceived, Adam stood there while his wife was being tricked and did nothing. Adam made a willing and knowing choice to disobey and the choice was probably made before the serpent showed up.
He just didn't know that the price would be so high.
8 posted on
11/23/2012 9:04:19 PM PST by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Fate plays chess and you don't find out until too late that he's been using two queens all along)
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