I have a hard time with people who knowingly offend me, but fail to
return to the scene of the situation and apologize, or make amends. For
instance, when someone knowingly says hurtful words, but makes no attempt to
say they are sorry.
Similarly, I find Adam and Eve’s disobedience in the garden
very curious. I wonder if their punishment might have been less severe had they
gone to God and asked forgiveness, or at the very least said they were sorry
for their actions. I suppose they could have been contrite before God and their
repentance was simply not recorded in the Genesis account. Maybe the penalty of
being banished from the garden was actually less severe than what their actions
really deserved.
1 comment:
Gail;
-----Being banished from the garden was not a penalty. It was a blessing. Had they eaten again from the tree of life they would have subjected themselves to an eternity in this foul condition of imperfection. Then again, why could God not have simply quarantined the tree of life and the tree of knowledge both and let Adam and Eve have the rest of the garden?
-----Look at what has become of America. Over fifty percent of the people now depend upon one kind of subsidy or another. The hand which has only to reach out and pluck its nourishment from perpetual supply builds no mind for preservation of what’s proper. Praise the halls of our justice! For down them now stroll Adam and Steve. The sense of availability distorts obligation to responsibility. Blissful lollygagging shirks self limits until anything goes.
-----No. It was a blessing to be thrown out into the weeds where food must be procured by the greatest of efforts. Hard work generates better character. The more time you must think about what your doing to get something to eat, the less time you have to ponder yourself which messed you up in the first place.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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