The last few posts have dealt with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and why eating the fruit of that tree led to death. This week, we will look at the wider implications of Adam and Eve eating the fruit, as well as the “what”, “why”, and “how” of the curses God…
This week we conclude our examination of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil by understanding why eating the fruit of the Tree led to death for Adam and Eve (and consequently, for all of us). It’s easy to see what has become of humanity since the fall of man (just watch an…
Last week we continued our examination of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil by defining “good” as that “that which creates in the long term”, and “evil” as “that which destroys in the long term”. The concepts of Good and evil are prominent themes in the Bible and drive much of the…
In order to understand why eating fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil would lead to death for Adam and Eve we have to first gain an objective understanding of what “good” and “evil” are. In the last post, we examined the Biblical definition of “good”. In this post, we will…
There were two trees in the Eden narrative. We’ve looked at the Tree of Life in the last two posts, now we need to examine the other, more infamous tree – the Tree of the Knowledge of God and Evil. Eating the fruit of that tree led to Original Sin, and death. Why would gaining…