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Was "the plan" to expel God from the Garden of Eden (Bible Thumper caucus)
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Posted on 06/16/2021 4:47:03 PM PDT by Faith Presses On

After all, Satan's bait was that Adam and Eve would become as gods. And together with Satan, that would seem to them to be at least two or possibly three gods (if Satan was believed to be a god as well) against one.


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To: Elsie
"If I ever pass into the heavenly courts, it will be by the consent of the Prophet Joseph."

Only if you get past the omnipotent Mary of Catholicism first!

201 posted on 06/20/2021 5:13:32 AM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: MHGinTN
I am not going to spend any more time with the Book of Mormon, or the Pearl of Great Price or the Doctrines and Covenants...

Not to worry, for I will.

As long as I still am able to do so.

202 posted on 06/20/2021 5:15:23 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: MHGinTN

REVELATION 22:1-2 niv

1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.


203 posted on 06/20/2021 5:18:27 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: wita
What’s left to say?

Plenty; it seems...


The

DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS

OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 71

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, December 1, 1831. HC 1: 238–239. The Prophet had continued to translate the Bible with Sidney Rigdon as his scribe until this revelation was received, at which time it was temporarily laid aside so as to enable them to fulfill the instruction given herein. The brethren were to go forth to preach in order to allay the unfriendly feelings that had developed against the Church as a result of the publication of some newspaper articles by Ezra Booth, who had apostatized.

1–4, Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are sent forth to proclaim the gospel; 5–11, Enemies of the saints shall be confounded.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, that the time has verily come that it is necessary and expedient in me that you should open your mouths in proclaiming my gospel, the things of the kingdom, expounding the mysteries thereof out of the scriptures, according to that portion of Spirit and power which shall be given unto you, even as I will.

2 Verily I say unto you, proclaim unto the world in the regions round about, and in the church also, for the space of a season, even until it shall be made known unto you.

3 Verily this is a mission for a season, which I give unto you.

4 Wherefore, labor ye in my vineyard. Call upon the inhabitants of the earth, and bear record, and prepare the way for the commandments and revelations which are to come.

5 Now, behold this is wisdom; whoso readeth, let him understand and receive also;

6 For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more abundantly, even power.

7 Wherefore, confound your enemies; call upon them to meet you both in public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful their shame shall be made manifest.

8 Wherefore, let them bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord.

9 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you—there is no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper;

10 And if any man lift his voice against you he shall be confounded in mine own due time.

11 Wherefore, keep my commandments; they are true and faithful. Even so. Amen.

 

204 posted on 06/20/2021 5:21:07 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Seven_0

“Adam was not deceived.”

Agreed. It so states in scripture.

“This is a big deal.”

You might want to apply your reasoning to that statement.
Regardless, Adam and Eve were together removed from the garden, and began their mortal journey away from the garden’s bounty and companionship of their God.

“What Adam did fits the definition of suicide.”

I completely disagree. Adam did what Adam needed to do under the circumstances. Otherwise had he remained in the garden and Eve expelled, Satan would have won the day.

” It becomes obvious that God intended man to know good and evil.”

That is a very profound statement and true. How was that accomplished?

“Their nakedness shows lack of righteous”

In my opinion it shows they partook of the fruit, and they were no longer innocent and immortal. In the garden they were naked to begin with, but were not aware, as they were innocent, and not knowing good and evil until partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. As you are aware God in his mercy clothed them with skins before they were cast out.

” Note that God does not and never will tell us to eat of the tree of life. That would be a law which could have given life.”

Not real sure what you mean by this statement. For me Jesus the Christ is the bread of life and our continuance in the eternities is based on his atonement wrought in the garden of Gethsemane and on the Cross. It seems to me that the tree of life is in some way associated with our Savior.


205 posted on 06/20/2021 5:49:05 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: wita

Typical of Mormon apologists, you make an assertion but have not provided a single BIBLE passage to support your assertion that there is scriptural proof in THE BIBLE for your mormonism claims. That exposes you as a prevaricator. And who is the father of prevarication? ... Yeah, your entire religion is antithetical to the Gospel of Grace, a Gospel you have yet to comprehend apart from the fraudulent lense of mormonism.


206 posted on 06/20/2021 7:14:24 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: MHGinTN
During the Millenial reign of Christ the Tree of Life will be in the New Jerusalem and the alive folks during that time are free to take from it fruit and the leaves will heal wounds.

Perhaps. There is a day coming when Christ will rule with a rod of iron. I do not believe that the spiritual man will need to be ruled like this, that leaves the natural man.
Matt 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
When Christ returns, some flesh will be preserved to live into the millennium
Rev 20:7-8 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
What are these nations? Will these people have access to the tree of life during the 1000 years? Are these the people that will be ruled with a rod of iron?
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:
Adam was prevented access to the tree of life because he could have lived forever in a sinful state by eating the fruit one time.
207 posted on 06/20/2021 1:36:54 PM PDT by Seven_0 (You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
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To: wita
Adam knew.

This is a big deal. People say Adam didn’t understand death. He didn't want to be separated from Eve. But Adam knew. When he ate the fruit, he knew he would die a decision made even more sobering if he had no hope of a resurrection. It doesn't appear that God explained THAT to him. There would be no excuse to diminish the consequences.

“Their nakedness shows lack of righteousness”
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
” Note that God does not and never will tell us to eat of the tree of life. That would be a law which could have given life.”
Gal 3:21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

208 posted on 06/20/2021 1:42:39 PM PDT by Seven_0 (You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
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To: Elsie

Why compound your problem. Just stick with the Bible? You will ultimately just add to your confusion by adding scripture you don’t agree with.


209 posted on 06/20/2021 6:44:49 PM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: daniel1212

No, daniel, you’re carelessly making accusations that aren’t true and that get wilder all the time, including disregarding that God Himself said Adam listened to his wife’s voice in eating the forbidden fruit. You’re mischaracterizing a discussion thread on topics very close to God’s heart. He wants us studying His Word, and as Christians we are to be salt and light in this world despite not being perfect like Christ.


210 posted on 06/20/2021 7:25:22 PM PDT by Faith Presses On (Willing to die for Christ, if it's His will--politics should prepare people for the Gospel)
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To: jimfr

It can mean the general region, but since it says first that she gave it to him, and the “with her” seems to be partly an explanation on that (as in something like, “he was close by, so she gave him some”) it’s hard to say either way. But even if he was right there and heard it all, no it wouldn’t absolve Eve of her disobedience. If that’s what happened, it clearly didn’t because God said as much.

It is interesting that God in His divine wisdom has for the time being held back so much of what happened in the Garden, as He often does elsewhere in His Word, giving us not much more than the fact that all three did wrong, and then some bits of information here and there.

This is a link to an article I found that discusses some of the possibilities, given what we’ve been told. I think I disagree with some of it but it is interesting nevertheless.

https://answersingenesis.org/adam-and-eve/was-adam-with-eve-when-she-spoke-to-the-serpent/


211 posted on 06/20/2021 7:53:32 PM PDT by Faith Presses On (Willing to die for Christ, if it's His will--politics should prepare people for the Gospel)
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To: Seven_0

No, it’s true, but he did sin. In verse 17 God faults him for listening to or heeding the voice of his wife, though that’s all we’re told about it.

I read an article that says Abram also listened to his wife and so had Ishmael by Hagar. I haven’t checked into it yet if it’s the same wording in the original Hebrew, but it would be interesting if it was.


212 posted on 06/20/2021 8:02:02 PM PDT by Faith Presses On (Willing to die for Christ, if it's His will--politics should prepare people for the Gospel)
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To: Faith Presses On
"No, daniel, you’re carelessly making accusations that aren’t true and that get wilder all the time, including disregarding that God Himself said Adam listened to his wife’s voice in eating the forbidden fruit. You’re mischaracterizing a discussion thread on topics very close to God’s heart. He wants us studying His Word, and as Christians we are to be salt and light in this world despite not being perfect like Christ."

Rather, once again you are shown to be wrong, for once again nothing is said of Adam speaking to Eve, much less conspiring with her and the devil against God, all of which you can only read into the Bible. You are insistently and wrongly off on a tangent - God knows why - and it is not good, and only impugns your credence, besides unnecessarily taking more of my time. Bye.

213 posted on 06/20/2021 8:10:35 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: daniel1212; wita
Only if you get past the omnipotent Mary of Catholicism first!

Say!

There ARE a lot of similarities!!


Mormonism

  • claims itself to uniquely be "the Church"
  • claims a unique and authoritative priesthood, thereby denying the royal priesthood of all believers
  • adds to the Holy Bible (Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Pearl of Great Price)
  •  
  • accepts multiple satanic visions as being from God
  • undermines the power of Jesus' blood by its view of personal suffering for the expiation of sins
  • sings praise songs about Joseph Smith, Jr.
  • has strange doctrines regarding marriage (polygamy accepted in early days)
  • believes in God the mother (who has conceived multitudes of spirit children)
  • claims the head of their group speaks infallibly at times
  •  
  • redefines "saint" to mean a living, breathing Mormon, instead of a bible-defined child of God
  •  
  • accepts and spreads "another gospel" (Gal. 1:8,9)- good works, water baptism and church membership
  • professes itself as Christian; Jesus as God, Savior, Lord and Son of God; Jesus' atoning death and resurrection
  • doctrines are sending millions to Hell and they need to be openly refuted with Scripture
  • claims they get to Jesus by  going thru Joseph Smith

Catholicism

  • claims itself to uniquely be "the Church"
  • claims a unique and authoritative priesthood, thereby denying the royal priesthood of all believers
  • adds to the Holy Bible (with sacred tradition)
  • accepts multiple apparitional visions as being from God's Mother
  • undermines the power of Jesus' blood by its view of personal suffering for the expiation of sins
  • sings praise songs about Mary
  • has strange doctrines regarding marriage (celibacy still practiced among its clergy)
  • believes in the mother of God (who is the sinless Queen of Heaven)
  • claims the head of their group speaks infallibly at times
  • redefines "saint" to mean a physically dead Catholic who was afterwards "canonized," instead of a bible-defined child of God
  • accepts and spreads "another gospel" (Gal. 1:8,9) - good works, the sacraments, Mary and church membership
  • professes itself as Christian; Jesus as God, Savior, Lord and Son of God; Jesus' atoning death and resurrection
  • doctrines are sending hundreds of millions to Hell and they need to be openly refuted with Scripture
  • claims they get to Jesus by first going to Mary
  • teaches and practices bowing before and kissing statues
  • WORSHIPS the consecrated communion wafer as God
  • claims Mary is their life, sweetness, hope and most gracious advocate (as revealed in the Rosary)
  • claims Mary was raised bodily into Heaven
 
http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/catholicmormon.htm

214 posted on 06/21/2021 5:05:25 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: wita
Adam did what Adam needed to do under the circumstances.

What circumstances?

A direct order from GOD that needed to be disobeyed?

What a strange religion you follow.

215 posted on 06/21/2021 5:07:09 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Seven_0
” Note that God does not and never will tell us to eat of the tree of life.

Sorry; but GOD already did that.

Genesis 2:15-17

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 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.”


In fact...

Genesis 3:22-24

22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.


216 posted on 06/21/2021 5:15:57 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: wita
You will ultimately just add to your confusion by adding scripture you don’t agree with.

You mean like polygamy is STILL found in LDS scripture?

GOD never appeared to any of your Living Prophets© to remove the Requirement for Exaltation.

217 posted on 06/21/2021 5:18:24 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Seven_0
Note that God does not and never will tell us to eat of the tree of life.

Revelation 22:2 seems to indicate otherwise.

218 posted on 06/21/2021 5:32:05 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: Elsie; ShadowAce

It is interesting that Adam didn’t eat from the tree of life when he had the chance. It would be the equivalent of salvation but man must recognize the need before he will take the free gift. God cannot compel us to receive it because of Galatians 3:21. It is offered in Genesis and Revelation.


219 posted on 06/21/2021 9:14:34 PM PDT by Seven_0 (You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
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To: daniel1212

Thank the Lord that He’s the ultimate, perfect Judge of all.


220 posted on 06/21/2021 11:45:04 PM PDT by Faith Presses On (Willing to die for Christ, if it's His will--politics should prepare people for the Gospel)
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