New Posts For Thread: ...of Adam and Eve...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...... God knowing that Adam would fall, willingly..... gave Adam, Eve so that there would be be a way to save mankind, through the Christ... born of Mary..."It is not good for the man to be alone".... meant more than Adam needed a wife... Adam neededMaybe it would be informative to look at the nature of the will, both of God and man.If we say, "not my will,.." we are referring to an Earth-bound, fallen will, which would naturally choose an Earth-bound, fallen path.However, "Thy will be done..."http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=499036085#499036085Maybe it would be informative to look at the nature of the will, both of God and man.If we say, "not my will,.." we are referring to an Earth-bound, fallen will, which would naturally choose an Earth-bound, fallen path.However, "Thy will be done..."Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:14:02 -0500You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink it. To do someone Will it must come from the heart. If it doesn't come from the heart, the person will rebel and do their will. To do God's will it must come from your heart. or if not, you bhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=490192601#490192601You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink it. To do someone Will it must come from the heart. If it doesn't come from the heart, the person will rebel and do their will. To do God's will it must come from your heart. or if not, you bWed, 23 Mar 2011 23:03:25 -0500...this might seem off the cuff... but we really can't be free will creatures.... we must always say, "not my will, but Thy will be done..."http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=490188549#490188549...this might seem off the cuff... but we really can't be free will creatures.... we must always say, "not my will, but Thy will be done..."Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:06:35 -0500God already knows what going to happen before he created the foundation of the earth. We are a free-will beings and He build these senario to see if we learned from them. The ones that matures can live with Him.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=490178253#490178253God already knows what going to happen before he created the foundation of the earth. We are a free-will beings and He build these senario to see if we learned from them. The ones that matures can live with Him.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:24:28 -0500Since Eve in this scenario was both the cause of the fall of man (that being she was the conduit satan used ) and the cause of the salvation of man, I think there has to be something more.And something that reveals abit of why God did this.God createhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=490119485#490119485Since Eve in this scenario was both the cause of the fall of man (that being she was the conduit satan used ) and the cause of the salvation of man, I think there has to be something more.And something that reveals abit of why God did this.God createWed, 23 Mar 2011 10:48:18 -0500... and too, perhaps thats why the parade of animals Adam named were in some sense unknowingly "useless" to him.... even as the blood of bulls and lambs would be to those who used their blood to "cover" our sins would be... until the coming of Messhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=488747913#488747913... and too, perhaps thats why the parade of animals Adam named were in some sense unknowingly "useless" to him.... even as the blood of bulls and lambs would be to those who used their blood to "cover" our sins would be... until the coming of MessThu, 10 Mar 2011 19:20:32 -0600I wonder if God recognized his own contribution to sin by creating us with free will - and that might be why God took it on himself to provide the way of salvation. I'm not saying it's God's fault that we sin...it obviously isn't, but it was not sinhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=488685377#488685377I wonder if God recognized his own contribution to sin by creating us with free will - and that might be why God took it on himself to provide the way of salvation. I'm not saying it's God's fault that we sin...it obviously isn't, but it was not sinThu, 10 Mar 2011 09:49:38 -0600I agree Leight...God is either SOVEREIGN or He's not!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=488643413#488643413I agree Leight...God is either SOVEREIGN or He's not!Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:15:31 -0600... remember God is all knowing... and Jesus was the Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the World..... I don't think God wanted Adam to sin... but He knew that somehow, Adam would.. as Adam did... therefore the Salvation Plan was not madhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=488638321#488638321... remember God is all knowing... and Jesus was the Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the World..... I don't think God wanted Adam to sin... but He knew that somehow, Adam would.. as Adam did... therefore the Salvation Plan was not madWed, 09 Mar 2011 22:06:47 -0600And then Eve sinned, being decieved and was taken captive by the devil to do his will - then she gave some of the forbidden fruit to Adam, and he did eat.Honestly - I don't believe that God made Eve for Adam so that he would have somebody to live inhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/27146085/...of_Adam_and_Eve...?post_id=488515421#488515421And then Eve sinned, being decieved and was taken captive by the devil to do his will - then she gave some of the forbidden fruit to Adam, and he did eat.Honestly - I don't believe that God made Eve for Adam so that he would have somebody to live inTue, 08 Mar 2011 21:30:02 -0600