I've not found this in the Bible. What I found is Genesis 3:1-7:
The Fall of ManThe rest of your post is interesting, but the logic you've laid out is confusing to me and my limited understanding.1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made.
He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'"
4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman.
5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Thanks for trying to help me out by answering the questions in my post.
>I've not found this in the Bible. What I found is Genesis 3:1-7:
My apologies, my aim was off. It was Eve who misquoted God about the touching in Genesis 3:3. Before that, the snake's misquote was in Genesis 3:1 "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?". Satan misquoted God and then Eve corrected the misquote, but misquoted God herself.
It makes me wonder with Adam and Eve, who added the touching restriction. Did Adam add the restriction when he taught Eve? Did Eve add the restriction when she was challenged by the snake?
Satan tried the same tactic with Jesus, but Jesus defended himself by correctly quoting and interpreting the scriptures.
Catechism in the true faith is important.
About the rest of my logic, I am not impressed with reports of miracles and wonders. I understand the faith and would not change my mind because of a miracle.
With my cynical nature, I would be more likely to think a miracle was demonic in order to lead me away. What need does faith have of miracles? Doubting Thomas needed to see and touch, but blessed are those who don't see and still believe.