Many times when communicating to each other the idealism of the Genesis, the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil alone takes the focal point.
Yet,
there were two trees in the Garden.
When Adam and Eve ate of the tree of Knowledge, they were destined to perpetuate the fruit of that tree; consequently,
death spread to all their descendants. But God said if they were to eat from the Tree of Life they would
live forever.
God’s
first act of creation was to bring forth light.
The very next thing He did was separate the light from the darkness. There cannot be cohabitation between light and darkness. When a person seeks God, God begins to separate the light from the darkness in their life. Many times we, as people, take over this work and perform it the only way we know how - through the knowledge of good and evil.
- Is this struggle between law and grace and between flesh and spirit the source of inner dischord afflicting many?
In the Garden of Eden there were
two trees that challenged the course of the entire human race - the
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and the
Tree of Life. Metaphorically these same two trees seem to continue to challenge many of us. Whether you become a “Christian” or not these challenges do not end - they may well increase. Many times we will have to choose between the fruit of these trees.
- Could it be, that between them lies the focal point of the dichotomy between the Kingdom of God and the present “evil” age?
Understanding the difference between these two trees may help us to understand the most common errors besetting the entire human race, including those which have repeatedly misled the “church”.
- Is it significant that these two trees were in the center of the garden?
- Could it be, that we must each make a choice which of these trees will be in the center of our life?
Anybody interested in taking a moment and examining the
Tree of Life and the
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil??
Bible Study, please.
Edited by Bailey, : Punct.
Edited by Bailey, : Punct.
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Added the "(Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life)" part to the topic title.
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