In his fairness, God built the democratic right
to choose into man by putting the Tree of Conscience
in the garden. It boils down to man being given the right to choose
to do his OWN THING in his OWN WAY, rather than to do GOD's THING in GOD's
WAY. "...you will be doomed to die" (TLB -below)
or "..surely die" (NIV) probably doesn't imply
that man will live forever should he not exercise this right to choose; rather
that he will die SPIRITUALLY and cut his connection with his Maker -and end
up in heaven when he dies.
Gen 2:16 But the Lord God gave the man this warning:
"You may eat any fruit in the garden except fruit from the Tree of Conscience-for
its fruit will open your eyes to make you aware of right and wrong, good
and bad (shame). If you eat its fruit, you will be
doomed to die." TLB |
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(NIV - 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely
die.")
Gen 2:25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they
felt no shame. NIV
This is a first word about death and it will remain
God's judgment forman's opting to live life their own way until, and
he gives the answer in Gen
49:10-
Many Christians, esp. liberation theologists are confused by the fact that
killing prevails in spite of the "peace" they think Jesus has brought and
the potential of acquiring redemption and a new life. This esp. goes for
nations. It is said God will not perform "ethnic cleansing"
anymore because of the potential of salvation.It's confusing for many, and
we see it clearly with the so-called Palestinian Arabs. Most Christians cannot
imaginethat the God of Israel could exercise his sovereign right to wipe
out nations if he wanted to - because of their wicketness (as we've seen
the last Palestinians are
capable
of), not because of Israel's righteousness. See
Nations#Judge.
Many Christians also don't seem to notice that Yeshua stated himself that
he hadn't come to bring PEACE and
that he got pretty UPSET at times.
Man is born inclined towards
evil Gen
8:21..."Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though
every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.
NIV
KillingGen 3:21 and the Lord God clothed Adam
and his wife with garments made from skins of animals. TLB In other
words, God was the first one to kill animals. (Back to
Diet)
SinGen 4:6 "Why are you angry?" the Lord asked him. "Why is
your face so dark with rage? 7 It can be bright with joy if you will do what
you should! But if you refuse to obey, watch out. Sin is waiting
to attack you, longing to destroy you. But you can conquer it!"
TLB
Demons were able to have sex with women because of man's interaction
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Gen 6:4 In those days, and even afterwards, when the
evil beings from the spirit world were sexually involved with human women,
their children became giants, of whom so many legends are told. 5 When the
Lord God saw the extent of human wickedness, and that the trend and direction
of men's lives were only towards evil, 6 he was sorry he had made them. It
broke his heart. 7 And he said, "I will blot out from the face of the earth
all mankind that I created. Yes, and the animals too, and the reptiles and
the birds. For I am sorry I made them." TLB
BlessAbramGen 12:I will bless those who bless you and curse those who
curse you; and the entire world will be blessed because of you." TLB
Curses
Serpent
Ground Man (Not cursed, but
Punished) Cain
CainGen
4:10 But the Lord said, "Your brother's blood calls to me from the ground.
What have you done? 11 You are hereby banished from this ground which you
have defiled with your brother's blood. 12 No longer will it yield crops
for you, even if you toil on it forever! From now on you will be a fugitive
and a tramp upon the earth, wandering from place to place." TLB
Gen 4:13 ain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more
than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be
hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and
whoever finds me will kill me." 15 But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if
anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD
put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
NIV
After
NoahGen
8:21 "I will never do it again-I will never again curse the earth, destroying
all living things, even though man's bent is always toward evil from his
earliest youth, and even though he does such wicked things. 22 As long as
the earth remains, there will be springtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter
and summer, day and night." TLB
Lamech Gen 4:23 One day Lamech said to
Adah and Zillah, "Listen to me, my wives. I have killed a youth who attacked
and wounded me. 24 If anyone who kills Cain will be punished seven times,
anyone taking revenge against me for killing that youth should be punished
seventy-seven times!" TLB
Gen 5:28 Lamech: Lamech was 182 years old when his
son Noah was born. Lamech named him Noah (meaning "Relief") because he said,
"He will bring us relief from the hard work of farming this ground which
God has cursed." TLB |
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Shem, Ham, and
JaphethGen 9:18 The names of Noah's three sons were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
(Ham is the ancestor of the Canaanites.) 19 From these three sons of Noah
came all the nations of the earth. TLB
Gen 9:24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out
what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
"Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers." 26 He also said,
"Blessed be the LORD, the God of
Shem! May Canaan
be the slave of
Shem and
may Canaan be his
slave." NIV
JerichoJosh 6:26 Then Joshua declared a terrible curse upon anyone who
might rebuild Jericho, warning that when the foundation was laid,
the builder's oldest son would die, and when the gates were set up, his youngest
son would die. TLB
Job 2:9 His wife said to him, "Are you still trying
to be godly when God has done all this to you? Curse him and die."
TLB
OT:1288=Blessing not
Curse
barak (baw-rak' -barach in modern Hebrew); a primitive root; to kneel; by
implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as
a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
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