The basis was obedience out of love, not law.
not unless they knew love is good and not evil.
no morality, no basis for moral behavior.
they did not gain morality by committing sin.
The basis was obedience out of love, not law.
by Him
for Him
and through Him
not unless they knew love is good and not evil.
no morality, no basis for moral behavior
Love for another is not an intellectual exercise.
Just like you feel hungry without being told to be hungry.
It has to be there ....
Why does it say? Everything created was created THROUGH Him.
Why?.....
Jesus by means of His soul, was God's means to make sure that everything that was created?
Would be created in a manner that men (who are souls) would be able to relate to what was created.
That is why without Him nothing was created!
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." John 1:3grace and peace ..............
They knew good in knowing God...Adam was not deceived.
if they had no concept of good or evil they had no basis to obey or believe God.
AmenGenesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat
Adam clearly has free will to make choices based on what he discerns as good, because Christ commanded him to do so.
if He does not save our flesh there is no resurrection and we are the most miserable of people, with no hope.
Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Why does it say? Everything created was created THROUGH Him.
“for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:”
Colossians 1:16 KJV
It’s not his fault of people don’t recognize him
“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”
John 1:10 KJV
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1 KJV
Amen One doesn’t have to know evil to believe what God said is true. It would make it much easier fornus if man never knew evil there wouldn’t have been a challenge to the good and what God said would just be what man followedThey knew good in knowing God...
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why do you assume my pointing out that only because of His deity does the cross have any value is an assumption that someone is denying that deity?
millions of people have died falsely accused.
what makes this death any more significant than anyone else?
Because God is not just the Son.
All three coalesced in the creation,
His Soul was the standard and determiner by which all three in God's power would produce what the Son designed and desired to come into existence.
Adam was not deceived.
if they had no concept of good or evil they had no basis to obey or believe God.
Adam knew which tree and knew what it meant to eat. He had all he needed to obey.
How did you know to ask those questions?how do you know obedience isn't evil?
how do you know it isn't good to die?
Adam didn't trust God to come up with a remedy for Eve's sin, so did not consult with God before following suit. Had he trusted God, he would have consulted Him first. His distrust of God led him to think of a strategy for himself without consulting God first. Every sin is the result of not trusting God in our moments of considering, deciding and acting.Adam wasn't fooled. He didn't sin because of unbelief. He sinned wilfully, but not due to unbelief...1 Timothy 2:14.
Adam didn't trust God to come up with a remedy for Eve's sin, so did not consult with God before following suit. Had he trusted God, he would have consulted Him first. His distrust of God led him to think of a strategy for himself without consulting God first. Every sin is the result of not trusting God in our moments of considering, deciding and acting.
Belief in facts and / or false facts is not enough consistently to empower us to avoid sin. Communion with God through trust in Him connects us to the power to walk in grace and righteousness. That power is Him, the one we are connecting to by faith, not some truth claim that we profess confidence in but which is not Him.Read the passage I gave. Adam wasn't deceived. No different from people smoking. They believe it will lead to poor health and eventually death. They do it anyway.
There’s always truth and lies but who will we believe is always the question of faith and life and death