>>His request not to eat the fruit of a given tree?
It was not a request. It was an order. That thinking is the beginning of the dismantling of the sovereignty of God.
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Yes. It was a command and Adam and Eve and the rest of mankind suffered the consequences for that decision to eat the fruit.
The point was that God allows us to make the decision whether to Love God and follow His commandments.
Why do some follow a man-made religion instead of being part of the Church founded by Jesus Christ?