[Windsong]

"She shouldn't have trusted anything else the serpent said."

On the other hand, maybe God shouldnt have let the ba$tard in in thr FIRST place. Would you let a known pedophile into your living room to play with your little girl?

Didn't think so.

[DannyTN]

"On the other hand, maybe God shouldnt have let the ba$tard in in thr FIRST place. Would you let a known pedophile into your living room to play with your little girl?"

No, not while she's little. But eventually I want her prepared to stand on her own two feet. I want her to be able to recognize danger and discern spirits. How can she ever learn that if she is never exposed to danger.

You can judge God all you want for letting the Serpent into the garden. The fact is, Eve knew what was right and chose to disobey God. It was a simple command. Don't eat from this one tree. You can eat from all the others. How hard was that????

[Valin]

On the other hand, maybe God shouldnt have let the ba$tard in in thr FIRST place.

It's called free will. But then you knew that.

[ovrtaxt]

He had to let him in. First of all, Adam had the authority. ALL the authority. God gave it to him, so it wasn't like they were victims or something. They had complete dominion over Satan.

Second, God didn't want robots. The tree had to be there so they could have a choice. If my wife remains faithful, but I keep her locked up, what kind of faithfulness is that?

Eve was tricked, but Adam was supposed to protect her. He stood there and allowed the deception to go forward. He ate the fruit of the tree, knowing full well what he was doing-- treason. So don't blame God, blame man.

God had the solution (Christ) worked out before he ever created Adam. He knew what was coming, it's not like He was surprised. And one of the first things He told Eve afterward was that they had a redeemer who would defeat Satan.