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Final Revision part Eight
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Adam & Eve & the story of the Creation in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. Necessary for the environment and suffering
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In Genesis chapter 2, God created a Paradise for mankind to live in.
It was called Eden.
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The Story of Adam & Eve
It is a symbolic story about
The place people have
in the creation.
Their responsibility
Their free will
Their actions
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The world described in Genesis is ordered by God. It is not a mistake. Into a garden he placed mankind. He called then Adam & Eve
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The Creation is good and blessed by God
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Adam was given responsibility or dominion over the creatures in the garden. He was alone. Later he was lonely and God made Eve from Adam’s rib.
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Adam & Eve are there to learn to love God…
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The couple choose badly and ended up excluded from God’s presence. This is called the FALL
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They were naked and innocent created to enjoy the environment.
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Adam & Eve were placed in a paradise. They were given choice. They were an amazing experiment for God. God took a chance.
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This utopia was beautiful and there was no suffering there. This is a symbolic story.
We cannot imagine a world without suffering.
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They were forbidden to eat from The Tree of life
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Adam & Eve ate from the tree and then God found out. The explanation is that nothing was perfect from then on. Mankind were basically selfish. They had turned away form God.
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You must discuss Adam & Eve and free will in the suffering question.
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This moment of taking the apple is symbolic of going against God. This is called sin.
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After they were excluded from the Garden they were punished with painful childbirth and man having to toil on the land for the rest of his life.
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Adam & Eve were the hope of all.
They choose to abuse their free will
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Is it fair for Adam to blame Eve?
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Adam had a choice to obey the will of God or not
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Adam & Eve were sent out of the Garden.
This was their punishment for their sin.
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Once they were punished for their disobedience Christianity used this story to explain how sin entered the world.
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THE FALL from Paradise. Excluded for ever.