Yes even Adam and Eve beforhand they would determine thier life or death based on the information God spoke to them
its mans place in the proper order of creation to live by the words of God rather than having the onowledge of good and evil and determining our own judgements other than those he gave us.
notice the presence of man’s agency in each example and how mans action after they are Informed by God will determine the outcome
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 2:16-17 KJV
If Adam eats the forbidden fruit ….,he’s surely going to die now.
“Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.””
Genesis 4:6-7 NIV
if cain does what’s right he and his sacrifice will be accepted as abel , but if cain doesn’t do what is right sin will overcome him and have him and sin brings death so death will pass upon him if he doesn’t repent and do what’s right …..
He gave israel the law of Moses and then said
“This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.
Now choose life, so that you and your children may live”
Deuteronomy 30:19
theres always man’s agency that’s present when we deal with God even in examples like this notice Moses required action by Gods word , for this to be fulfilled
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:”
Exodus 10:21-22 KJV
Gods word weaves Moses belief and action into what he told him . If Moses doesn’t respond to his word it won’t be fulfilled it requires Moses to “stretch forth his hand that there may be “
God isn’t unable to act without man , when he created us he included us in creations proper order with agency and purpose
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
Genesis 1:26-28 KJV
what happened was Satan hijacked mankind’s heart and mind to use our agency for evil rather than what God had told us . And God is trying to redeem everyone before it’s too late. Many reject the gospel which is what can save them. What he’s done and said , to save us all
think about it …..if I don’t want you to make the right choice I might try to convince you you have no choice no ability to choose either way . If I can convince you then I’ve stopped you from hearing this simplicity
ive set before you life and death , choose life so you will live “
if im not able to choose either way and have no agency then I’ll never hear God saying choose life and live …or I’ll respond “ that’s not for me I can’t choose “
self defeating but God is trying to teach us how to choose life and live in the gospel
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24 KJV
But the other choice
“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
John 12:48-50 KJV
Our choice now is salvation or damnation
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
