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Understanding the Bible's Core Message from Genesis to Revelation

The Bible has an answer for all the questions we ask about life and about the world. I will like to make the Bible plain to you in a simple summary.

The Beginning of Evil

{b}God is a God of Relationship{/b}. He likes relating with His creations. In fact, He created man for two reasons: 1. Punishment for Satan. 2. Relationship.

God created man majorly because He wanted to relate with Him. That man cannot be a zombie or a robot. There's no true relationship with a robot. Hence man must be able to choose his actions and be responsible for them. This is where love and loyalty will be defined. What is a relationship without love and loyalty?

For love to exist, there must be a choice to hate. And for loyalty to exist, there must be a choice to rebel. You cannot know if someone loves you if that person has no alternative. You cannot know if someone is disloyal to you if that person never sees an opportunity to rebel.

The ability to hate and a decision to love is what makes relationship a sweet thing. The whole world is founded on this principle down to the last family that just formed.

This is why evil exists. There's evil because we're not zombies. We can choose an action and the opposite of the action as we please. And that's what makes life meaningful and worth living.

The First Evil
God didn't create evil directly. Evil is a by-product of sin. To release evil, someone somewhere must sin. Someone somewhere must choose an action that gratifies himself/herself. He must choose to hate instead of loving. Rebel instead of being loyal.

The First Sinner
Satan was the first to choose an action that gratifies self. An action that destabilized the relationship between him and God. He rebelled.

This is what makes Satan the source of all manifest evil. He was in the world before man. And as I earlier said, man was created as an instrument of judgement for Satan. This is the reason why Satan hates man with fervent hatred. (Please read Genesis 1:26 to understand that Satan is symbolically called the serpent - creeping thing). God deliberately gave man (dust) dominion over Satan (the creeping thing) in order to humiliate him for his rebellion.

How it all Started
Satan was in heaven with God. Called Lucifer, he was a specially created being, and one of the highest ranking archangels in heaven. He was so delicately created - a masterpiece of God's creative expertise. His frame made him proud and arrogant. He began to nurse the thoughts of becoming a king. He then schemed against God and was cast down here to the earth from heaven. Then the "...the earth became without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep." (Genesis 1). God then decided to restore the earth. He then created virtually all things including animals in preparation for the man He wanted to create. This man will be a punishment for Satan, and also be a being God would relate with, coming down to interact with him at the cool of every day.

In short, God's purpose for restoring the earth after it was disfigured was to create man from dust, and make that dust rule Satan in eternal humiliation, with God relating with that man like a friend. So, God created man and made him the Sovereign on the same earth where Satan dwelt. Satan couldn't stand the humiliation, so he schemed to snatch the Sovereignty away from man. He tempted Eve to choose an opposite action.. He attempted to make her disloyal. Satan succeeds. Man lost his dignity. The Glory of God that covered him disappeared, and he became naked. Satan quickly sized the opportunity of man's weakened state and became the god of this world.

God didn't interfere because man as sovereign had the final say on whatever he does in the world. The earth was man's absolute control (Psalm 115:16). If man has decided to exchange positions with Satan, then, so be it.

Did God know that man would fail? Yes, God knew but He still created man anyway because Satan must be punished, and God must have a friend. However, God devised a solution to man's failure ever before man was created - "The lamb slain from the foundation of the world (ever before man or anything was created in the world) for the restoration of man." Revelation 13:8.

As a result of man's fall, Satan reigned from a position of authority over the world, and began to multiply evils through sins as he pleased.

In short, God knew evil will come because man would fail, but nonetheless, God's purpose for man as His medium of punishment for Satan must be fulfilled. The gains, including God's potential for having a friend far outweighs the losses. However as I said earlier, God also had a rescue plan for man to restore him to his initial position of Sovereignty after giving Satan enough time to repent.

Why will God Punish Man for Sins He Knew He'll Commit Even Before Creating Him?

God is not punishing man for any evil. This is a misunderstanding brought by religion. Instead, God is punishing Satan for his evils. Man would be exonerated if he comes into God's provision for his exoneration and restoration. Hell was NEVER created for man. It was created for the devil and fallen angels who have vowed never to reconcile with God (Matthew 25:41).

However, God wants to cleanse the earth and restore it. He'll remove Satan and stop all evils. The earth would then continue eternally as was originally planned - evil free. But, man needs to be cleansed so that the evils of that old world would not be carried over into the reordered world by human carriers.

So, cleansed humans who are of no threat to the new world would pass over into the new and refurbished world where Satan is completely absent. God has devised a new form of punishment for him - everlasting fire (Mathew 25:41). In the absence of Satan and human carriers of evil, Good and righteousness continue forever in the new world. No one to deceive anybody to choose wrong actions. Man continues to reign with the guidance of Jesus, the man-God who abolishes evil by guiding man to choose righteousness forever.

God is not punishing man for any evil in the world, otherwise, God wouldn't make provision for his exoneration. God loves man so much, He doesn't want him punished. That's why He put Himself in the position of the man to redeem his sovereignty which Satan stole by subtlety. Since only man must redeem man, no one can do it for him. But man was weak. He couldn't help himself. He was doomed forever to be oppressed by Satan in his own world. God couldn't bear to see man in that condition for all eternity. He had to clothe Himself as man, and come to the world to do for man what man could not do for himself. Jesus came and redeemed man's sovereignty. After accomplishing that task, He left the world to give opportunity for men to cleanse themselves from evil in order to be able to inhabit the world once refurbished.

Because, as for that new world "Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.." (Revelation 21:27). Those who purge themselves of evil by taking advantage of God's provision for their purging immediately have their names written in the Book of Life as citizens of the refurbished world that is coming.

Men who reject the cleansing are considered a threat to the new world God is establishing, and must therefore be ridded out by quarantining them in the same place where all evils are quarantined. The innate evil in a man must be purged out so he would not carry evil into that 'eviless' world.

If you understand this plan of God, you'll begin to see the reason why many religions missed it, and why there's so much evil in the world. Satan hates man so much because man was actually created for his humiliation. You'll also understand why Satan has to deny that Jesus died. Jesus's death is for man's cleansing which is a huge threat to Satan. It was the very price Jesus paid to redeem man's sovereignty from Satan. Satan has to deny it because that's the only way he can stop men from being cleansed or liberated from his grip..

God intentionally created the world. The world would continue as planned but Satan must be out and all evils. Men must be cleansed. Then, righteousness reigns forever and ever. Is your name written in the Book of Life? [b]Come to Jesus today for your cleansing.[/b

Deepsight

FxMasterz:
Understanding the Bible's Core Message from Genesis to Revelation

The Bible has an answer for all the questions we ask about life and about the world. I will like to make the Bible plain to you in a simple summary.

The Beginning of Evil

God is a God of Relationship. He likes relating with His creations. Infact, He created man for two reasons: 1. Punishment for Satan. 2. Relationship.

God created man majorly because He wanted to relate with Him. That man cannot be a zombie or a robot. There's no true relationship with a robot. Hence man must be able to choose his actions and be responsible for them. This is where love and loyalty will be defined. What is a relationship without love and loyalty?

For love to exist, there must be a choice to hate. And for loyalty to exist, there must be a choice to rebel. You cannot know if someone loves you if that person has no alternative. You cannot know if someone hates you if that person never sees an opportunity to rebel.

The ability to hate and a decision to love is what makes relationship sweet. The whole world is founded on this principle down to the last family that just formed.

This is why evil exists. There's evil because we're not zombies. We can choose an action and the opposite of the action as we please. And that's what makes life meaningful and worth living.

The First Evil
God didn't create evil directly. Evil is a by-product of sin. To release evil, someone somewhere must sin. Someone somewhere must choose an action that gratifies himself/herself. He must choose to hate instead of loving. Rebel instead of being loyal.

The First Sinner
Satan was the first to choose an action that gratifies self. An action that destabilized the relationship between him and God. He rebelled.

This is what makes Satan the source of all manifest evil. He was in the world before man. And as I earlier said, man was created as an instrument of judgement for Satan. This is the reason why Satan hates man with fervent hatred. (Please read Genesis 1:26 to understand that Satan is symbolically called the serpent-creeping thing). God deliberately gave man (dust) Dominion over Satan (the creeping thing) in order to humiliate him for his rebellion.

How it all Started
Satan was in heaven with God. Called Lucifer, he was a specially created being, and one of the highest ranking archangels in heaven. He was so delicately created - a masterpiece of God's creative expertise. His frame made him proud and arrogant. He began to nurse the thoughts of be becoming a king. He then schemed against God and was cast down here to the earth from heaven. Then the "...the earth became without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep." (Genesis 1). God then decided to restore the earth. He then created virtually all things including animals in preparation for the man He wanted to create. This man will be a punishment for Satan and a being God would relate with, coming down to interact with him at the cool of every day.

In short, God's purpose for restoring the earth after it was disfigured was to create man from dust, and make that dust rule Satan in eternal humiliation,with God relating with that man like a friend. So, God created man and made him the Sovereign on the same earth where Satan dwelt. Satan couldn't stand the humiliation, so he schemed to snatch the Sovereignty away from man. He tempted Even to choose an opposite action.. He attempted to make her disloyal. Satan succeeds. Man lost his dignity. The Glory of God that covered him disappeared, and he became naked. Satan quickly sized the opportunity of man's weakened state and became the god of this world.

God didn't interfere because man as sovereign had the final say on whatever he does in the world. The earth was man's absolute control (Psalm 115:16). If man has decided to exchange positions with Satan, then, so be it.

Did God know that man would fail? Yes, God knew but He still created man anyway because Satan must be punished, and God must have a friend. However, God devised a solution to man's failure ever before man was created - "The lamb slain from the foundation of the world (ever before man or anything was created in the world) for the restoration of man." Revelation 13:8.

As a result of man's fall, Satan reigned from a position of authority over the world, and began to multiply evils through sins as he pleased.

In short, God knew evil will come because man would fail, but nonetheless, God's purpose for man as His medium of punishment for Satan must be fulfilled. The gains, including God's potential for having a friend far outweighs the losses. However as I said earlier, God also had a rescue plan for man to restore him to his initial position of Sovereignty after giving Satan enough time to repent.

Why will God Punish Man for Sins He Knew He'll Commit Even Before Creating Him?

God is not punishing man for any evil. This is a misunderstanding brought by religion. Instead, God is punishing Satan for his evils. Man would be exonerated if he comes into God's provision for his exoneration and restoration. He'll was NEVER created for man. It was created for the devil and fallen angels who have vowed never to reconcile with God (Matthew 25:41).

However, God wants to cleanse the earth and restore it. He'll remove Satan and stop all evils. The earth would then continue eternally as was originally planned - evil free. However, man needs to be cleansed so that the evils of that old world would not be carried over into the reordered world by human carriers.

So, cleansed humans who are of no threat to the new world would pass over into the new and refurbished world where Satan is completely absent. God has devised a new form of punishment for him - everlasting fire (Mathew 25:41). In the absence of Satan and human carriers of evil, Good and righteousness continue forever in the new world. No one to deceive anybody to choose wrong actions. Man continues to reign with the guidance of Jesus, the man-God who abolishes evil by guiding man to choose righteousness forever.

God is not punishing man for any evil in the world, otherwise, God loves man so much, He doesn't want him punished. That's why He put Himself in the position of the man to redeem his sovereignty which Satan stole by subtlety. Since only must redeem himself. No one can do it for him but man was weak. He couldn't help himself. He was doomed forever to be oppressed by Satan in his own world. God couldn't bear to see man in that condition forever. He had to clothes Himself as man, and come to the world to do for man what man could not do for himself. Jesus came and redeemed man's sovereignty. After accomplishing that task, He left the world to give opportunity for men to cleanse themselves from evil in order to be able to inhabit the world once refurbished.

Because, in that new world "Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.." (Revelation 21:27). Those who purge themselves of evil by taking advantage of God's provision for their purging immediately have their names written in the Book of Life as citizens of the refurbished world that is coming.

Men who reject the cleansing are considered a threat to the new world God is establishing, and must therefore be ridded out by quarantining them in the same place where all evils are quarantined. The innate evil in a man must be purged out so he would not carry evil into that 'eviless' world.

If you understand this plan of God, you'll begin to see the reason why many religions missed it, and why there's so much evil in the world. Satan hates man so much be a man was actual created for his humiliation. You'll also understand why Satan has to deny that Jesus died. Jesus's death is for man's cleansing which is a huge threat to Satan. It was the very price Jesus paid to redeem man from Satan. Satan has to deny it because that's the only way he can stop men from being cleansed or liberated from his grip..

God intentionally created the world. The world would continue as planned but Satan must be out and all evils, men must be cleansed. Then, righteousness reigns forever and ever.

Deepsight

Not a bad write-up, but you wrote the below.

This is why evil exists. There's evil because we're not zombies. We can choose an action and the opposite of the action as we please. And that's what makes life meaningful and worth living.

From what you wrote, it seems there is a righteous purpose to evil. We need to be exposed to evil so we can make righteous choices.

So are you also suggesting that eating the fruit of the knowledge of good and was a good thing? Without it, we wouldn't have been exposed to the forces and temptations of evil in their fullness

FxMasterz:
Did God know that man would fail? Yes, God knew but He still created man . . .

You are only half right!

You forget even you too can foreknow things if you want to but, you do not always use your power of foreknowing.

Same thing for God too. He too switches off His foreknowing power to let events stimulate His emotions (Spirit) and dictate His response. Which is what you see when He asked "didst thou eat the fruit which I Commanded you not to eat?"
That clearly shows that He did not know.

Dtruthspeaker:
You are only half right!

You forget even you too can foreknow things if you want to but, you do not always use your power of foreknowing.

Same thing for God too. He too switches off His foreknowing power to let events stimulate His emotions (Spirit) and dictate His response. Which is what you see when He asked "didst thou eat the fruit which I Commanded you not to eat?"
That clearly shows that He did not know.

You mean God did not also know where Adam was before He asked "Where art thou?" God is not omniscient according to your logic.

tctrills:
Not a bad write-up, but you wrote the below.

This is why evil exists. There's evil because we're not zombies. We can choose an action and the opposite of the action as we please. And that's what makes life meaningful and worth living.

From what you wrote, it seems there is a righteous purpose to evil. We need to be exposed to evil so we can make righteous choices.

So are you also suggesting that eating the fruit of the knowledge of good and was a good thing? Without it, we wouldn't have been exposed to the forces and temptations of evil in their fullness

No. The fruit was forbidden. That means God wanted to see raw loyalty and love. But the people failed to give it to Him.

Why will God Punish Man for Sins He Knew He'll Commit Even Before Creating Him?

God is not punishing man for any evil...[/quote]The bible says you are lying here.

Isaiah 13:11
Thus I will punish the world for its evil
And the wicked for their iniquity;
I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.

Proverbs 11:21
Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,

FxMasterz:
You mean God did not also know where Adam was before He asked "Where art thou?" God is not omniscient according to your logic.

That is the clear meaning of "Adam, where art thou?"

And then we can see Him looking for them till Adam came out and confessed that he was hiding when he saw that God would soon find him

And I clearly said that God switched off His foreknowing Power (omniscientness)

Switching off power omniscientness is proof of omniscientness.

You can't switch off what you don't have. Exactly how Nepa cannot switch off light in America!

Dtruthspeaker:
He too switches off His foreknowing power to let events stimulate His emotions (Spirit) and dictate His response. That clearly shows that He did not know.

Provide scriptures to back up your ridiculous claims please.

Dtruthspeaker:
That is the clear meaning of "Adam, where art thou?"

Him asking "where art thou" doesn't automatically mean he didnt know where adam was or he shut down his power.

Stop talking for God and let God talk for himself. Provide a scripture that proves he chooses not to know.

SarcasticWords:
Provide scriptures to back up your ridiculous claims please.

I have already provided the popular case of where Adam which everybody knows in Genesis 3 as an example for you to examine it and see, if what I have said is not True.

The very questions "Where art thou?" and "hast thou eaten the fruit which I Commanded ye not to eat?", tells you He did not know.

Note: I said not that God could not have known whether in advance or at the relevant material time but that God switched off His foreknowing power and you can see, the outcome dictates His Response.

And there are many other examples like these.

Dtruthspeaker:
The very questions "Where art thou?" and "hast thou eaten the fruit which I Commanded ye not to eat?", tells you He did not know.

False.

God is omniscient (all-knowing) and already knew Adam's location and actions.

The question where art thou is similar to how a parent might ask a naughty child where they are after they have done something bad.

The question isn't about finding them but about confronting their behavior and actions.

God's rulership or God's Kingdom!

Adam and Eve protested against God's sovereignty which brought pain and death to them and all their descendants.

So God sent another perfect man equal as a perfect human to Adam so through this perfect human we may learn how to please the true God well and regain what the first human couple lost which is living without having to die: everlasting life!🙂

SarcasticWords:
Him asking "where art thou" doesn't automatically mean he didnt know where adam was or he shut down his power...

He did not just ask "where art thou?", if you increase your perception you would see that He started searching for Adam.

And then, Adams outbursts of confession also shows that God was searching for him.

You are only resisting this because you have strongly believed for all your life that the only option is that God foreknows everything, whereas we can see in several places where it is apparent that God switched off His foreknowing Power and responded as the situation dictated.

I know it is easy accepting a novel and different out look the first time, but think about and see if you can come up with any reasonable objection or opposition

FxMasterz:
No. The fruit was forbidden. That means God wanted to see raw loyalty and love. But the people failed to give it to Him.

But without eating the fruit sin wouldn't have entered the world and raw loyalty could not be tested further

SarcasticWords:
False.

God is omniscient (all-knowing) and already knew Adam's location and actions.

The question where art thou is similar to how a parent might ask a naughty child where they are after they have done something bad.

The question isn't about finding them but about confronting their behavior and actions.

Being all knowing is why you can you can switch off or lower that power. It is exactly how daddy's do when they are playing with their toddlers and the toddler pushes them and they fall down or move, as the toddler feels he is strong.

Daddy is omni strong to the toddler, but in that day and moment, daddy switched off his super strength to let the baby be happy and win and joy flowing all around.

Same thing you even do to people you are stronger or smarter than.

It is from when we can do a thing that we can also do the lesser thing

And no,! we always ask "where art thou?" because we do not know where the child is. And it is always followed by a looking for.

And when we are aware or suspect that they have done something wrong, then we ask the very question God asked, which is "hast thou done so so so which I told you not to do?"

Dtruthspeaker:
Being all knowing is why you can you can switch off or lower that power. It is exactly how daddy's do when they are playing with their toddlers and the toddler pushes them and they fall down or move, as the toddler feels he is strong.

Daddy is omni strong to the toddler, but in that day and moment, daddy switched off his super strength to let the baby be happy and win and joy flowing all around.

Same thing you even do to people you are stronger or smarter than.

It is from when we can do a thing that we can also do the lesser thing

And no

There is no Scripture that says God chooses not to know.

God knows evertything and when I say everything I MEAN EVERTHING!

ephesian 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

revelations 13:8
And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast— all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

The two scripture above shows before the foundation of the world (before God created the earth) God already knows those that belong to him and those that do not.

If God already knows those that belong to him and those that do not is it ordinary location of Adam in the garden that he doesn't know?

Please stop talking for God and making him look weak

SarcasticWords:
There is no Scripture that says God chooses not to know. ..

Scripture already shows you several times He switches off His Power,

For He even did the one bigger than omniscientness where He Reduced His Power, came to earth as a human being, acted as one and was treated as one and was even murdered. (A thing that is making Muslims go crezeeee.

https://www.nairaland.com/8596073/unanswerable-question-death-jesus#138082587. )

By your logic how can the omnipotent be murdered?

The Answer is because He switched off His Power.

Dtruthspeaker:
Scripture already shows you several times He switches off His Power,

for He even did the biggest one of where He Reduced His Power, came to earth as a human, acted as one and was even murdered. (A thing that is making Muslims go crezeeee.

https://www.nairaland.com/8596073/unanswerable-question-death-jesus#138082587. )

By your logic how can the omnipotent be murdered?

The Answer is because He switched off His Power.

False!

God never chooses not to know.

He always choose to know and he declares what he has sees.


Isaiah 46:10
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.


Its obvious you don't know the kind of God you serve. Go and eat meat from the bible and stop talking for God.

I know you like to argue up and down, So this is the last reply I will give to you.

I have shown you scriptures that prove that God chooses to know.

You have failed woefully in showing me just One scripture that proves God switches of his ability to know.

tctrills:
But without eating the fruit sin wouldn't have entered the world and raw loyalty could not be tested further

You're mixing things up. Please read what you said again.

Loyalty is tested on whether they'll eat the fruit or not.

SarcasticWords:
False!

God never chooses not to know...
You have failed woefully in showing me just One scripture that proves God switches of his ability to know..

His Words and Response already shows it and I have shown you the case of Adam which you know already in Genesis and the example of how God switched off another of His Power called omnipotence and you cannot counter.

And, so now seeing that you cannot reasonably counter you have now run back to omniscientnesss forgetting that I first answered you citing the Adam case which led me to give you the example of God switching off His Omnipotence.

So, you are just repeating yourself because you are in denial and in the case of
"People swallow greedily any lie that flatters them, but we sip only little by little at a truth they find bitter." Denis Diderot,

FxMasterz:
You're mixing things up. Please read what you said again.

Loyalty is tested on whether they'll eat the fruit or not.

It is not a test. A test is always deliberately given and the tester is in interested in the outcome of tester.

But here, we can all see that God was not interested in their outcome.

Dtruthspeaker:
It is not a test. A test is always deliberately given and the tester is in interested in the outcome of tester.

But here, we can all see that God was not interested in their outcome.

You're right.

Since He already knew the outcome and had even prepared ahead for it.

FxMasterz:
You're right.

Since He already knew the outcome and had even prepared ahead for it.

This was one of the outcomes but you are forgetting that their living a life without eating the fruit is also an outcome.

So, there are 2 Outcomes.

And we can see that He was living and would have been living His Life based on that outcome of them not eating the fruit. So, that tells us, that He only made plans when Satan and man charged His original and first plans

FxMasterz:
You're mixing things up. Please read what you said again.

Loyalty is tested on whether they'll eat the fruit or not.

Sir you said
This is why evil exists. There's evil because we're not zombies. We can choose an action and the opposite of the action as we please. And that's what makes life meaningful and worth living.

From this, we see that you allude that the existence of evil makes life meaningful and worth living.

Now evil came into the world when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, hence my question

tctrills:
Sir you said
This is why evil exists. There's evil because we're not zombies. We can choose an action and the opposite of the action as we please. And that's what makes life meaningful and worth living.

From this, we see that you allude that the existence of evil makes life meaningful and worth living.

Now evil came into the world when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, hence my question

Oh, I now understand you. The existence of evil is not what makes life meaningful and worth living. Instead, the ability to make a choice, whether to do evil or to do good is what makes life worth living and meaningful.

FxMasterz:
Oh, I now understand you. The existence of evil is not what makes life meaningful and worth living. Instead, the ability to make a choice, whether to do evil or to do good is what makes life worth living and meaningful.

But then there must be evil and the knowledge of good and evil if we must have the ability to choose. So the event that gave man the knowledge and ability to choose, was it a bad thing?

tctrills:
But then there must be evil and the knowledge of good and evil if we must have the ability to choose. So the event that gave man the knowledge and ability to choose, was it a bad thing?

Man has the innate ability to choose. No event gave man that ability.

FxMasterz:
Man has the innate ability to choose. No event gave man that ability.

How can man choose without knowing Good or evil? Such a choice will be meaningless dont you think?

tctrills:
How can man choose without knowing Good or evil? Such a choice will be meaningless dont you think?

The knowledge itself is not a sin. It is the choice that leads to wrong actions that's a sin. And then sin begets evil.

FxMasterz:
The knowledge itself is not a sin. It is the choice that leads to wrong actions that's a sin. And then sin begets evil.

My question is, without that decision, Man would not have known good nor evil, so the ability to choose good over evil would have been impossible.
Since you believe that man needs the ability to choose, infact you called the ability to choose what makes life meaningful and worth living, then you must agree that the ability to choose good over evil comes from the knowledge of good and evil. Without eating the fruit, man would not have that knowledge and ability.

tctrills:
My question is, without that decision, Man would not have known good nor evil, so the ability to choose good over evil would have been impossible.
Since you believe that man needs the ability to choose, infact you called the ability to choose what makes life meaningful and worth living, then you must agree that the ability to choose good over evil comes from the knowledge of good and evil. Without eating the fruit, man would not have that knowledge and ability.

What then are you inferring?

FxMasterz:
What then are you inferring?

You don't understand my question?
I asked,
Since you believe that man needs the ability to choose, in fact, you call the ability to choose what makes life meaningful and worth living. You must agree that the ability to choose good over evil comes from the knowledge of good and evil. So what was wrong with eating the fruit that gave us the knowledge of good and evil?