Genesis 3: 5 Commentary

Re post 7. Thanks, Roland G. I am glad you recognize me as a person who wants to gain knowledge.

By Charles (wrote 1421 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 10/17/2011 11:50 am

Charles (Post #6): Your Post #4 would be the perfect response to your Post #6.

By Roland G (wrote 1411 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 10/17/2011 10:13 am

I would have done exactly what Adam did: eat the fruit so I’ll know the difference between good and evil. I think it’s a good thing to know this difference.

By Charles (wrote 1421 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 10/17/2011 01:49 am

i want to be an IDIOTS FOR GOD! I wonder whose idiots would Charles like to be?

By TIUCHE (wrote 2733 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 10/12/2011 16:24 pm

There are idiots of Satan and there are idiots of God.

By Charles (wrote 1421 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 10/12/2011 11:45 am

IT IS ONLY THE IDIOTS OF SATAN WHO TRIES TO TWIST WHAT IS RIGHT & MAKE IT WRONG just like their father did and are still doing twisting words and standards to suit his agenda of destruction for all- MUTUTAL ASSURED DESTRUCTION FOR ALL “MADFA”!

ISAIAH 5:20…Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

If you teach them good -THEY CALL YOU idiot! Such are the devils in disguise! But they are the IDIOTS in truth!

By TIUCHE (wrote 2733 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 10/12/2011 04:34 am

SATAN: GOD’S ANGEL?

The words that Satan utters in this verse are corroborated by God in Gen. 3:22 “And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:” Was it all in God’s plans to banish Adam and did God use Satan to achieve this?

If so, it may not be the only instance where Satan conspired with God. In LK. 22:3 was it God who made Satan tempt Judas so Jesus could die according to God’s plan: “Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve”? And was Satan the adversary used by God against Solomon in 1Kings 11:14: “And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom”?

Many other examples in http://www.usbible.com/Satan/satan_gods_angel.htm

By Charles (wrote 1421 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 9/18/2011 16:30 pm

Liar, Liar:
Gen 3:4-5
We are currently living in the information age. We have telephones, televisions, computers, and telephones that have televisions and computers. It is a blessing to have access to such a great wealth of knowledge. But it is also a curse. Anyone (including me) can post their opinions in an internet forum for others to read. I have seen my share of disinformation, especially on these Bible sites. I’ll share one mild secular example: During the advertising blitz of the last Star Trek movie, the cast was interviewed. Patrick Stewart was asked about a rumor that his character Captain Picard would die. He let it be known that such a scene was not in the script. When the movie was finally released, Stewart was vindicated by the survival of Picard. However, the plot did climax with both the death of Picard’s clone and the death of another major character. Back during the blitz, no one asked the other cast about the possibility of losing their character. It was an intentional misdirect. Within these two Bible verses we see the one who is “a liar, and the father of it”. He directly contradicted God by saying “ye shall not surely die”. Eating the forbidden fruit will cause death. The physical death is not immediate, but Adam’s body will begin the dying process — he will become over-the-hill and later die. The death of the soul happens sooner as evidenced by the blame game later in this chapter. The death that is immediate is that of the spirit. Adam and Eve attempt to hide from God soon after the sin. Satan’s next statement seems to be true: “…your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Sometimes it seems that humans have trouble discerning between good and evil. I think God meant for humans to know only good (Him). Now we know about both. (We also need to think in terms of a duality of opposites instead of compliments. For example, day vs night and light vs dark. These are good symbols to help us understand the actual opposition of good vs evil. But evil is not equal to good.) Some people claim that all truth is relative and there are no absolutes. If a man robs from another then he is prone to find excuses for himself. However if someone robbed from him then he would be the first to cry for justice. Isn’t saying all things are absolutely relative a contradiction?

By Terik Q (wrote 65 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 3/4/2009 21:57 pm