Genesis 2:16-17
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
Romans 7:7
What then shall we say? Is the Law sin? By no means! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the Law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the Law had not said, “Do not covet.”
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Careful LC, you’re on the edge of preaching Yehova’s loving Torah. (our path to righteousness)
He could have just sent all of us into perdition. He didn’t have to tell us how to be righteous.
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