What caused this separation from God? Was it inevitable, as in a naturally occurring thing that would end life on earth in some way (e.g. old age or sickness or accident?) Was there a natural cause of death ever mentioned to Adam and his wife?
Death Separation from God...Cause?
...my understanding.
1) Big Picture- Gods design of Freewill.
2) Specifically - Mindful ability for logical thought process.
3) Specifically - Instincts ability of active and reactive nerve process.
4) Specifically - Experience result of Choices,
...a content result.
...a discontented result.
5) Ability - to Freely choose to continue with contented result.
6) Ability - to Freely choose to discontinue with discontented result.
7) Ability - to SEEK other options for a More contented result.
Inevitable, the natural body must die ?
1) Yes.
2) Because -
* a) a natural man, (body), freely choosing the Option to BE "WITH" God, must BE in Gods "likeness".
3) Ultimately, IN Gods "likeness", IS:
To have a body, like God.
To have a mind, like God.
To have a soul, like God.
To have a spirit, like God.
( Expressly, NOT GOD, but "like" God.)
* b) That is mankind having the 'tools' (design of man) TO hear, learn, decide, pick, choose, desire, to BE "like" God...or not.
* c) The MYSTERY is: "God already knows" our "choices", LONG before "we MAKE our choices".
* d) God has "already" prepared a "place" For every individual, (with or without Him), long before, WE are aware, of "what or where" that place will be.
(A perhaps suitable analogy, is males and females, expecting to marry, long before they meet their mate, yet preparing ahead of time, as well, a married couple preparing a for a child, before having a child (who is unaware long before he is born...IF he will be WITH His parents, in a place they prepared, or if he will be separated from his parents...and later choose to go seek them.)
* e) An individual Freely Choosing to BE "like" God: OR "not like" God...
Has a promise from God, According TO HIS (free) WILL: WILL, (effected) BY His Supreme Authority and Power...
"CAUSE" every individual's "FREEWILL" choosing, desire....TO be manifested. (Ie come to pass, ie be effected).
Understanding "mentioned" to Adam & Eve?
No, not to my knowledge.
God gave Adam and Eve "KNOWLEDGE"...
God gave Adam and Eve "guidance".
Have "this", Do "this"... Enjoyment result.
Do "this"... Hardship, Negative result.
It's a "process", for ALL things.
Knowledge comes FIRST.
(Trying, picking, deciding, testing, comes next)
Understanding comes AFTER.
Wisdom Comes AFTER (for some), to continue doing the same and experience discontent, or change direction and experience contentment.)
God Bless,
Taken