... midst of Paradise is forbidden to eat. However, Paradise quickly changes for the worse. Through their curiosity and desire for power, everything changed instantly. Is God going to punish them by abolishing mankind or will he be merciful and provide guidance? Adam and Eve lived peacefully until Serpent surprises them. Serpent, a ... to break the rule-to eat the forbidden fruit because it will give her godly powers. Both Adam and Eve know the danger about the fruit because God has emphasized it many times. It is clear that serpent told a half truth to Eve. However, Eve and Adam's desire for...

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... not responsible for both moral and natural evil that occurs because of our independent choices. The existence of evil is rationally incompatible with the existence of a "good god", therefore an outside force must be involved, which is called free-will. The actions of free-will led to two kinds of evil in the world; moral and ... /or behavior, such as murder or stealing. Evil is a choice that people make According to the Bible, in the book of Genesis 3:1-24, God gave humans a choice as to whether they would obey or disobey him and to make their own decisions. After the creation of the fir...

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... his children. He shows mercy on them when they are both good and bad. God loves the humans like a father loves his own children. Like any good father, God is a provider to his children in the book of Genesis. God provides for Adam and Eve. Moses writes, "[T]he Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had ... flood. Rebekah is blessed with twins, Jacob and Esau, after Isaac prays for her. Most fathers would like to give their children everything that they want, but sometimes they cannot. God, the heavenly father, because of all his power, can give huma...

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... a thing must be and if can be, then it is." Then we must also keep in mind the question presented to Anselm which is: For what reason or necessity did God become man and by his death restore life to the world, when he could have done this through any other person, or by sheer act of will? The reply to ... this question is, it was necessary for God to redeem man for his sins in the way he did. When we say necessary we mean it needed to be. So, if in fact man needed to be saved ... , then why not believed it. This concept proves that either by faith or not, the story has no imperfections ...

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... 's presence. But where did it come from? When was it created and who created it? Since God created the world and everything in it, God must have also created Evil. But, why would God do that? Why would this God who loves us unlimitedly and unconditionally who to share with us his kingdom and eternal life create Evil. ... And place us to live on earth with it? Was it a test? Is God playing with us and testing out faith and loyalty? Since it is not an entity, no one created it and thus it has no creator. But where ... does this presence we feel come from? Well, we create it! We created ev...

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... completely sure that this is really how things happened. Anyways, these theories are the best science has right. Which is the real way we came to be; God's way or science's way? I have wanted to know the answer to that for a long time. I have had my belief system change so many times because ... have no answer for. But, while sitting here and thinking of this subject for the hundredth time I came to an inspirational thought; what if science and God could coexist? Was that possible I thought; both are so different and yet there was some strange feeling that they could work together. Afte...

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... a scientist or some other professional running an experiment. Once all the set up is done, you have to regroup your thoughts and prepare for the actual experiment. God's experiment in this case was Adam and Eve. What would happen when two independent individuals we let loose on the pure and newly formed earth? Adam and Eve ... the experiment. One man was working, but what if there is someone else with him. Once created, Eve was informed by the serpent, the symbol of evil that God created, about the tree and the fruit that she can't eat. Knowing this, she couldn't resist and ate the frui...

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... many of his fanatical and unearthly attributes as he learns more about the life and experiences of Frankenstein throughout this novel. Frankenstein proves to have a God-complex in many manners, revealed in his bringing the dead back to life, creating his own Adam, and choosing whether or not life should be ... that he is not comfortable with his physical appearance since he describes himself as "hideous" (148). This quote can be related to God because every person has his or her own expedition that he or she must take that must be journeyed alone in order to fully understand the ... a...

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... understanding and properly using genetics. However, because of the greediness and curiosity that human beings have, scientists have decided to take the creation of man away from the hands of God. This procedure is called cloning. A clone refers to one or more offspring derived from a single ancestor, whose genetic composition is identical to that of the ancestor. However, everyone around the ... noted that a cloned child would definitely have emotional problems and what the child would do to suppress these emotions is unknown. Catholic Bishop Albert Moraczewski mentioned that the power ...

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... believe in so, that, it is nice to think that there is someone who will always be there to comfort you, and help you through hard times. Some say that God comes by spirit, or by a person with a helping hand. Others say by miracles, which are things that seem so impossible that it can't happen, but some how ... people choices and he will be the ultimate judge of the choices that one makes. The story of Adam and Even come into mind, how, God told eve not to eat of the tree: giving her the choice for there was other food, and then there was the tree, and when Eve ate ... happen to believe...

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... from evil if evil was in His nature. So the Biblical revelation of the original goodness of creation protects the goodness of God. And it makes the source of evil outside of God." Yes, God did make everything good, but he did give everything a free spirit, so that then places the blame either on Man or ... are born with an evil nature this was not the case with Adam and Eve. They were created perfect humans with a sinless nature. "Everything God had created is said to be "very good." The angels ("the host of heaven") are in existence, but none of the angels has yet fallen. Man, ... by re...

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... tempted Eve and they subsequently ate from the forbidden tree. At that point they had wisdom, and realized they were naked. They were ashamed and hid from God. They were cast out from the garden. Adam and Eve had three sons, Cain, Abel and later, Seth. Cain was jealous of Abel and killed him ... worship. It also answers the question of how was man created or where they came from. Genesis gives a detailed understanding of not only about God himself, but how God created and cared for man. The people probably had many questions as well, similar to the questions we have today like: "Why do b...

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... Evil From the viewpoint of theodicy, the problem of evil lies in its origin: Does evil come from God? In spite of God? Using theodicy to define evil is basically an attempt to affirm God's omnipotence and his/her love for humans, with the existence of evil and without contradiction. Depending on ... atheistic argument concerns the existence of evil, which is hard to reconcile with the notion that the world was created by an omnipotent, all-loving God. The reason why the problem of evil is not a problem for the atheist depends on historical and individual perspective. Some scholars acknow...

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... in a spiritual and moral world. These myths were based on the needs and experiences of the audience. People talk about the events in which God reveals himself. Parts of the oral tradition are gradually written down. Throughout history, people collect and edit oral and written traditions. Some stories were revised ... nakedness and self-shame. They damaged their self-worth. What we eat becomes a part of us. Eve ate the serpent's words and acted contrary to God's laws. The fruit represents all sin, big or little. (Williams, "The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible," 37-39). To act agains...

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... represent the enticement of now world, and we seldom overcome our desire for things that aren't ours, just like the tree of knowledge actually belongs to God. The snake seemed positive that the fruit and its words would attract Eve, and it seems to know humans always attempt to disobey and cross their limitations ... ; so the trick worked. Since the relationship was no longer perfect between God and human, God sent them away into the real cruel world. The human aren't immortal anymore, so the real world would be full of danger for them. There are ... am living in right now. Maybe it wou...

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... to populate the earth. This garden had everything they would ever need. It was full of plants, animals, and all kinds of food sources. It was a kind a paradise. Before God created Eve, he said to Adam; "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat ... that that was who was talking to her though the serpent. Eve said to the Serpent; "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said; "you shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die""(B...

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... represent the enticement of now world, and we seldom overcome our desire for things that arent ours, just like the tree of knowledge actually belongs to God. The snake seemed positive that the fruit and its words would attract Eve, and it seems to know humans always attempt to disobey and cross their limitations ... ; so the trick worked. Since the relationship was no longer perfect between God and human, God sent them away into the real cruel world. The human arent immortal anymore, so the real world would be full of danger for them. There are ... am living in right now. Maybe it would...

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... biblical perspective, and one source that is of an atheist perspective. The problem of evil is thought of involving a conflict of four concepts: God is power, God is all knowing, God is good, and the presence of evil in the world. The atheist, by attempt of reasoning would say that one of these concepts must be ... powerful, knowing, and good, then He would be powerful and good enough to eliminate or prevent evil. Since evil does exists, then God must not. Atheists do not believe that God and evil can coexist with humans as the cause of evil. They think that there needs to be an immediat...

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... , including livestock. This would be a cowardly act, an action that not only proves his selfishness and but also lack of faith in God and His judgment. On the other hand, this doing may have been an act of sacrifice on the part of Abraham and Sarah. In order to preserve ... the birth of a great nation, Abraham would have to be alive. Through this perspective, Abraham would have been showing the utmost loyalty and obedience to God, willing to sacrifice his beautiful wife in order to follow his Lord, an action that is paralleled later on when Abraham nearly sacrifices Isaac. After escaping...

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... to relate to them. Adam in particular is a remarkably deep character, blending loyalty and perfect morality with emotion and conviction. Holding counsel with God and directly receiving the commission for mankind, Adam is poised to brazenly lead the world in a perfect state of being. Yet Adam willingly chooses ... upon Adam himself. His passionate love for Eve is also his only possible flaw. By allowing his relationship to take priority over his relationship with God, Adam subjects himself to exploitation by Satan. It is the conflict of relationships that leads Adam to sin. Adam's relatio...

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... the heavens and the earth". This is the first verse of the bible and is base to the entire bible. By accepting this verse we are saying that God is our All-powerful creator and we have to accept this before we can totally understand the bible. The first two books of Genesis can be summarized fairly easy. ... to be the curator of the world and he was very happy when he made each of us. The second book of the Genesis can be summarized fairly easy also. God created Adam, place him in the garden of Eden with one restriction, that is if he eats from the tree of knowledge he will die. Since t...

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... Fall' ( a term used to describe the chapter of Genesis in the Bible where Adam and Eve are removed from the Garden of Eden or Paradise by God because they disobeyed Him when Eve was tricked into eating forbidden fruit from a certain tree by a snake, perhaps a personification of the devil?) is seen as ... a mythological account of the testing of humans. Adam and Eve sent from Eden because they needed to develop into God's likeness and they needed further testing. The Fall' allows for Jesus to arrive and set the example of how to develop into creatures fit for salvation. ... (to heaven) ...

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... Adam is originally placed in the Garden of Eden "to till and watch it." But the curse is that work will now be difficult and painful. God told Eve, "I will terribly sharpen your birth pangs, and in pain shall you bear children," and, "for your man shall rule over you" (Simon, ... 100). Adam and Eve are now cut off from God's original plan and purpose for their lives. The entire human race is doomed at were cursed at this point. How can a doomed people be restored back to ... a Holy and perfect God. They both was cursed of God and feeling the consequences of their bad choices. The Darkn...

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... of Adam and Eve. It is also from this twisted tale of betrayal and deceit that we gain our knowledge of mankind's free will, and God's intentions regarding this human capacity. There is one school of thought which believes that life is mapped out with no regard for individual choice while ... think for himself but also the skills needed to take responsibility for those thoughts and the actions that they produced. Within the Garden of Eden God placed two exquisite trees. Each quite different in its purpose, however both proved to play an integral role in the tale of man's beginning. ... ...

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... a thing must be and if can be, then it is." Then we must also keep in mind the question presented to Anselm which is: For what reason or necessity did God become man and by his death restore life to the world, when he could have done this through any other person, or by sheer act of will? The reply to ... this question is, it was necessary for God to redeem man for his sins in the way he did. When we say necessary we mean it needed to be. So, if in fact man needed to be saved ... , then why not believed it. This concept proves that either by faith or not, the story has no imperfections ...

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