Amen! Love your illustrations. Your teachings are amazing food for a persons spiritual appetite. Powerful! Way to go Jackie! Thank you lord for the enlightening message.
Isaw you yesterday in BRvid,an I have been listening to you till my phone went off,today still listening your speaches really your killing me with this,I have kids an I become alesbian,I wear everything that you used to wear,even have musculer,an bouncing how can you help me change coz ifear what the black lesbian community will say to me,coz their knew I become a lesbian after having my kids,an I started church this month,I love your teachings very much
Genesis 2:15-17 God gave Adam instructions and told him which tree not to eat from which was the tree of good and evil. God spoke it and Adam received it
The time is ripe for a fresh examination of Gen 1-3. In the classical theology of the churches, Eve has been named as the companion of Adam who coaxes him to sin against God and to bring about the fall from grace that affects the human race until the end of time. This explanation, however, is seriously deficient when the text of Gen 1-3 is actually examined and allowed to speak for itself: 1. When the text of Gen 2-3 is examined, this fall from grace is never mentioned. Rather, the eating of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is associated with a wondrous transformation: “their eyes were opened” (Gen 3:5, 7). This is all the more wondrous in so far as this transformation enables Eve and Adam to see things as God sees things. Far from being a “fall,” Gen 2-3 narrates an elevation of the powers of Eve such that she becomes “like God” (Gen 3:6, 22). 2. In Gen 2-3, Eve has been associated as deceived by the devil who was bent upon the destruction of Adam. The “serpent” in the narrative, however, is never associated with the devil at any point. Rather, the “serpent” is the Middle Eastern image of wisdom incarnate. Far from deceiving Eve, moreover, this “serpent” is a remarkable truth-teller: "You will not die [when you eat this fruit]; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Gen 3:5-6). And, according to the text, this is exactly what happens. 3. Adam, however, has been telling Eve that God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die” (Gen 3:3). When Eve touches the fruit, nothing happens. Adam clearly is mistaken. So, she eats it. And the eating has wondrous effects. Thus, Eve exposes the errors of Adam on both counts. We can even suppose that Eve saw God as a gentle and wise parent who would never cultivate a poisonous fruit tree in the best place in his garden if he knew that he was endangering the life of his only children. Adam, on the other hand, never examined the contradiction in his understanding of God. For more details, see payhip.com/product/edit/FRny
What we believe is based on faith and only faith because we can not see God and all His glory until we get there. Then there will be no need for faith. But faith isn’t blind following, fables, or fairytales. When you come to Christ, He literally reveals all to you in supernatural ways. If your mom tells you do not run in the street. You are a child who does not know of what the consequences may be but know that this person who is your authority here on earth told you not to and you better listen and if you choose not to listen and by your own accord run in to oncoming traffic there will be grave consequences. As you were told. You didn’t need to directly be told the definition of disobedience. Because you have a relationship with your authority (mom or dad) they created you, they are your provider and protector because you didn’t birth yourself. You can doubt and disbelieve all you want to but do not try to cause my brothers or sisters who aren’t as strong in Christ to stumble with your questions that are demeaning rather than from truly wanting to know. I pray that Christ reveals Himself to you and you can receive supernatural salvation.
The time is ripe for a fresh examination of Gen 1-3. In the classical theology of the churches, Eve has been named as the companion of Adam who coaxes him to sin against God and to bring about the fall from grace that affects the human race until the end of time. This explanation, however, is seriously deficient when the text of Gen 1-3 is actually examined and allowed to speak for itself: 1. When the text of Gen 2-3 is examined, this fall from grace is never mentioned. Rather, the eating of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is associated with a wondrous transformation: “their eyes were opened” (Gen 3:5, 7). This is all the more wondrous in so far as this transformation enables Eve and Adam to see things as God sees things. Far from being a “fall,” Gen 2-3 narrates an elevation of the powers of Eve such that she becomes “like God” (Gen 3:6, 22). 2. In Gen 2-3, Eve has been associated as deceived by the devil who was bent upon the destruction of Adam. The “serpent” in the narrative, however, is never associated with the devil at any point. Rather, the “serpent” is the Middle Eastern image of wisdom incarnate. Far from deceiving Eve, moreover, this “serpent” is a remarkable truth-teller: "You will not die [when you eat this fruit]; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Gen 3:5-6). And, according to the text, this is exactly what happens. 3. Adam, however, has been telling Eve that God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die” (Gen 3:3). When Eve touches the fruit, nothing happens. Adam clearly is mistaken. So, she eats it. And the eating has wondrous effects. Thus, Eve exposes the errors of Adam on both counts. We can even suppose that Eve saw God as a gentle and wise parent who would never cultivate a poisonous fruit tree in the best place in his garden if he knew that he was endangering the life of his only children. Adam, on the other hand, never examined the contradiction in his understanding of God. For more details, see payhip.com/product/edit/FRny
1. "Their eyes were opened" *is* the fall. The things that Adam and Eve were now enabled to see included (presently) death, war, hatred, envy, rape, murder, kidnapping, slavery, etc. 2. The serpent in the narrative is not named as Satan, but that doesn't mean that it isn't him. "Wisdom Incarnate" is just a guess on your part. 3. Obviously Adam didn't drop dead on the spot - the proper scriptural understanding of death is separation from God (which began immediately), and all that logically follows upon that; when Adam took his last breath, that was just the natural conclusion of what began when he sinned.
Can someone tell me why the tree was there to begin with? Like, why did God put the tree there? They couldn't eat or touch it so it was pointless for it to be there. And didn't God know they would eat from it? He knew...yet he put the tree there...why? God was neither surprised of there deed or his consequences to all humans. So again...what was the point of it all?
That's how God is. He leaves us freewill for us not to blame him for forcing us to follow him... It was nothing for him not to put it there but, our obedience matters He has always been a gentleman.
Yes but definitely not spiritually and just because it's better than it's ever been doesn't exactly mean that's the goal...people still die, kill, steal, lie, cheat, and divulge in sexual sin. It's bad and will keep getting worse. It's all about perspective.
