Interesting
The tree of life is reserved by God for Himself. Partaking of His fruit denies His authority. Hubris is the sin of taking on the role of God in our lives. It is placing one’s authority over God. All of the sins you list are committed as acts of disobedience of God’s authority.
Was thinking of this very subject yesterday.
I am a protestant (born-again) Christian, and I don’t completely agree with the article in regard to “mortal sin and the like (God gives grace, and it isn’t obedience that saves but faith), however the main point of the article about Adam and Eve being saved from eternal (death) life in their sins is correct. ONLY Jesus gives us true eternal life.
It makes me wonder about other subjects like: What is the “mark of the beast” could it be a way that sinful (unrepentant) men will in the future seek out “immortality” through radical science/transhumanism (in which God gives them what they want..) but this “immortality” leading to eternal death when He eventually judges them at the end of this age? Makes one wonder..
Jesus has said:
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.” Revelation 2: 7 K. J. V.
He speaks of it again and says:
“In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:2 K.J.V.
And finally He says:
“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14 K.J.V.
The vast majority of the Catholic bishops in the U.S. are ignoring their strict obligation to obey Canon 915—i.e., to deny Communion to a large number of Catholics who promote abortion. (A category that is coterminous with those who promote same-sex marriage, euthanasia, fetal experimentation, etc.)
There are many reasons for this. Some bishops are secretly pro-abortion. Others are leading, or have led, personal lives of serious corruption, and could be easily exposed by angry pro-aborts. Then there is the Church’s deep dependence on government money. Many bishops are socialists, and agree with the Abortion Party’s socialist agenda, and refuse to protect the Eucharist from sacrilege because doing so would lose some votes for the socialists.
These motives are clear in the public statements of Cardinals Wuerl, Dolan, and O’Malley, and other bishops. They have spoken of the “need” not to “appear to be singling out one political party.”
What we have is an overwhelming lawless majority among the bishops.
The tree of life was a tangible, literal tree... like the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
The tree of life is NOT a figurative representation of Jesus.
Jesus IS the way truth AND THE Life... but that doesn’t make Him the “Tree of Life”.
God drove out Adam and Eve from the Garden SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT EAT of the tree of life and be lost forever.
Point being, even if you COULD eat of the tree of life today, it would condemn you forever regardless of what you believe... simply because that tree would give eternal life to a corrupted body which must die before it can be resurrected by God back into perfection.
This is a horrible doctrine which borrows from the Lords Supper warning; not to take these sacrements unworthily lest you become sick or die.