Possibly.
You should realize that the religion of Wicca (witchcraft, magic) has to do with the use of plants as material components for spells that affect the mind.
yeah, we disagree
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Possibly.
You should realize that the religion of Wicca (witchcraft, magic) has to do with the use of plants as material components for spells that affect the mind.
Your disagreeing with the facts doesn't change the facts.yeah, we disagree
Did God specifically forbid any other action? Not that we have record of. It was the only rule.the Tree provided no more of a temptation, apart from the serpent, than any other opportunity to disobey God. Every opportunity to disobey existed before the Fall
What's the difference between Adam and Eve eating the fruit from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil; breaking any other law of God? Like refusing to name the animals or reproduce or tend the Garden?
Did God specifically forbid any other action? Not that we have record of. It was the only rule.
Isn't the answer obvious?
Partaking of the Forbidden Fruit had the promise of a great reward attached to it...
Genesis 3:5
"For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."
They wanted to become gods...
1 John 2:16
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
The difference seems clear to me. What am I missing?
- Pleasant to the Eyes (Lust of the Eyes)
- Good for Food (Lust of the Flesh)
- Make One Wise (Pride of Life)
Genesis 1:28-29 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
are these purposes or commandments?
That's been debated a long time, hasn't it? Myself, I don't have an opinion either way, I just don't know.all I am saying is that their act of defiance was what made them "gods", not the fruit.
They only had one Law at that time that would bring judgement if disobeyed.What's the difference between Adam and Eve eating the fruit from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil; breaking any other law of God? Like refusing to name the animals or reproduce or tend the Garden?
What are your thoughts as to what the Fruit was?all I am saying is that their act of defiance was what made them "gods", not the fruit.
Not at that point in time, as far as we are told.so Adam and Eve had no other way to disobey God?
That's been debated a long time, hasn't it? Myself, I don't have an opinion either way, I just don't know.
Whatever happened, happened to all of humanity that was within Adam at the time, but even so I could see this either way.
But nature or nurture? The only really clue I can think of is where it David wrote, in sin did my mother conceive me, which would indicate something we are born with. But how exactly did it happen in Adam? I don't know.
Much love!
Not at that point in time, as far as we are told.
They only had one Law at that time that would bring judgement if disobeyed.
You are assuming they could have disobeyed in another way. But that is the only rule given.you would have to ignore all the ways Adam and Eve could have chosen to disobey God in order to believe this
What are your thoughts as to what the Fruit was?
Correct, but only 1 Law brought the penalty of banishment and death.they had responsibilities throughout the Garden that they could have disobeyed.
Correct, but only 1 Law brought the penalty of banishment and death.
Interesting word you chose...something eatable
it doesn't really matter
it is the intent and follow through,
along with the lack of repentance that damned them