When we think of the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden, most of us see it as a simple act of disobedience and some even wonder why God had to censure in such a manner. Well, among a few things, what we sometimes do not see is that Eve primarily fell to that temptation because she began to have visions of grandeur. She heard that she would become like God and she toggled with that dreadful suggestion before giving in to it. Another thing that we do not usually notice is the name of the tree itself. God did not just tell them not to eat of that tree but He also gave them the name of the tree so that they would know why it was forbidden. Do we realize that evil entered the world because Adam and Eve allowed it to happen through eating the fruit? It was not just that they began to know about good and evil. They began to know about good but was unable to bring it about in a consistent manner. In the same way, they started to know about evil but was unable to prevent it from taking over. What they did not realize is that only with God's help could they succeed either in doing good or in fighting against evil. Evil came in only because man chose to let it enter and so, man ultimately is responsible for its progress as well even though the devil schemed to bring it in.
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