Genesis 3:9-11 "But the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you? 10 He said, I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11And He said, Who told you that you were naked?"
What is the fruit of death from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil all about? Sadly, many are partaking the fruit of death over and over, even today, especially many Christians.
Sin may not only make us hide in shame but at the same time, disobedience leads us to the path of playing God. Eve was deceived as the devil enticed her with the thought that she could be like God.
Genesis 3:5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.
What is the purpose of the spiritual question God had asked Adam? "Who told you that you were naked?"
We must also realize, once the fruit of death was eaten, the blame game of pointing fingers started as well. When God asked Adam if he had disobeyed and eaten the fruit, Adam blamed God and said, "The woman you gave to be with me!". Then Eve blames the serpent. When we Christians blame others, we are but partaking the fruit of death again.
Genesis 3:11-13 And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?12And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me--she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate.13And the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, and I ate.
"Who told you that you were naked?" God did not care whether Adam was naked or whether he had a leaf to cover himself. In layman's term, God was basically asking him who had given him the authority to define whether he was naked or not? After all, how does Adam know what is nakedness or not? Is it not God's job to define whether one is naked or not? Is it not God's job to define parameters? Is it not God's job to define what is sin? But Adam had taken that role of playing God when he had defined they were naked.
Our job is to obey the Lord. We must be careful not to play God creating parameters for ourselves or blaming Him for our stumbling. We are not allowed to define what is a small or a big sin. We are not allowed to play God and determine which sin is still allowed or permissible to get into heaven or not. Be careful brethren not to continue partaking the fruit of death from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You are to partake the fruit of life which is now Jesus which means you must FULLY believe and follow HIM through obedience.
Fire of God
Steve Yong Kim
Why did God created that fruit in first place?
ReplyDeleteGod could not find "Adam"? I thought God knows everything!!!
You ever seen a kid hide from his parents when hes in trouble...and even tho the parent knows where he is they stand in the middle of the room and call you out and if you don't come out they say they're coming to get you, its like that. And the tree had too be because good and evil exists. Once again like a parent telling their child not to touch the stove and the child does it anyway. The child doesnt understand the purpose of it but it draws their attention. The stove wasn't meant for the child but since they touched it they got burnt and in trouble.
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