In fact, the reason that GOD chased Adam and (St)Eve out of the Garden of Eden was not because they disobeyed him and ate from the Tree of Knowledge, but from the fear that they would eat from the Tree of Life.
Terry's claim simply does not stand up to even a cursory examination of Genesis. If there was no death then there would be no need for the Tree of Life nor would GOD have feared them eating from it.
where do you get that GOD
feared them eating from it?
Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Gen 3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?
Gen 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I [was] naked; and I hid myself.
i thought they hid themselves.
some people say Adam and Eve would have already eaten from the Tree of Life. which would be one of the reasons why they lived long lives. special enzymes in the fruit or something.
what about thorns? didn't thorns not come out until after the fall? aren't thorns just dead leaves?
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