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Re: Was Adam Actually With Eve At The Forbidden Tree?
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01/19/05 07:38 PM
01/19/05 07:38 PM
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quote: Originally posted by Daryl Fawcett: Now that we have what a couple of Bible scholars have written with links provided, what thinkest thou now?
You may also add John Calvin to that list.
This by no means settles the question, but does add weight to the postition that Adam was not in the immediate vicinity at the time of the crime.
(Just as an aside, the above mentioned authorities have been cited (and justly so) to support the position put forward. Are "we" (generically speaking) just as willing to take their position on which day of the week to worship on?)
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Re: Was Adam Actually With Eve At The Forbidden Tree?
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01/19/05 07:56 PM
01/19/05 07:56 PM
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quote: Originally posted by Tom Wetmore: "Why?"
I'm a woodworker. I can go into the forest, cut down a tree, lopp off a log, call it a chair and sit on it. I can also mill the tree into lumber, and build a chair with legs and a back. Fancier, and costs more, but I still sit on it. Or I can mill the lumber into a very complex, French-provincial chair with cabriole legs and carved lion's paw feet. (Well, actually I can't. But some people do. ) I still just sit on it.
But every time I work wood, I learn something about it. The more attention I pay to detail, the better my product is. And with every project, I strive for greater precision, greater accuracy, and a better job.
On the other hand, not everybody cares about building chairs.
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Re: Was Adam Actually With Eve At The Forbidden Tree?
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01/20/05 01:08 AM
01/20/05 01:08 AM
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quote: Are "we" (generically speaking) just as willing to take their position on which day of the week to worship on?
No comparison. There is nothing ambiguous or uncertain about the fourth commandment. Tom asks a valid question. I think it is important because of what Paul wrote about it. We need to be able to vindicate his position. Adam chose to die with Eve. He didn't rebel against God in the same way Satan did, thus he was offered probation, which has been extended to the entire human race.
But what if Adam hadn't eaten the forbidden fruit? Or, what if he had shaken his fist at God, and in an angry, hateful fit of rage, gobbled down a bushel of them? What then? As I see it, how and why he ate it is useful information. And where he ate it provides helpful clues.
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Re: Was Adam Actually With Eve At The Forbidden Tree?
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01/22/05 01:23 AM
01/22/05 01:23 AM
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Well spoken. Let's be fair all around. (If you do move them, please put them somewhere where I can participate. )
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