Posted: 12/22/2014 1:34:08 AM EDT
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It's bigger than Man's original sin, which was disobedience of God's law. It's about God's sovereignty - and his right to rule his creation as he see's fit. It's a matter that must be settled for all eternity.
Satan approached the younger, less experienced Eve in the Garden and asked her: "Is it really so, that God told you could not eat from this tree" (Notice how his question is phrased to create doubt.) Eve answers - indicating that she knows God's rule by saying: "God said that we may eat from every tree in the garden, except for this one. If we eat from the tree, on that day we would die" So... she knew God's rule. Satan answers Eve with the original lie, and then tempts Eve by telling her she would be like God if she eats from the tree: Satan say's - "I tell you that you positively won't die. Because God knows that in the day you eat from the tree, you will become like God, knowing good and bad." Eve willingly breaks God's law and eats. But she doesn't die immediately . So she then tells Adam and convinces him to eat as well. When Adam eats, man immediately loses perfection and everlasting life, and Adam and Eve immediately started to die. Scripture states that God's day is 1000 years long. And both Adam and Eve died within God's day - fulfilling his prophecy. When Adam lost perfection, and started dying, he passed along that imperfection and death to his offspring. (Us) It took Jesus to even the scales. Adam, a perfect man became sinful and died. Only another perfect man could redeem us. That was Jesus. His death balanced the scales - as it were - allowing us the hope of redemption. |
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Satan and his angels fell before mankind, as I recall.
The bible says his sin was envy. "through envy of the devil came death into the world" Wis 2:24 kjv It is believed that when satan saw Gods great plan for lowly humanity, the gift of creating new humans given to them, the graces of the redeemer, etc., the devil was filled with envy that God would choose to give so much to us poor creatures and he rebelled. |
The Wisdom of Solomon. It was originally included in the KJV but sadly many Christians no longer consider it part of the Bible.  Wisdom 2 has some awesome prophecies of Christ in it.
ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Wisdom Here it is in all of its KJV glory: http://ebible.org/kjv/Wisdom.htm 
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Again, thanks for the reply. My Bible doesn't have that in it. Why do you think that is? Why would many Christians no longer consider it part of the God's Word?
Who is Nahmanides? I have never heard of him. I am a little concerned because he is linked to Kabbalah. What do you think? |
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Martin Luther for one did not like 7 books and Wisdom is one of them. Some Christians do not think they are inspired work. Some think these books are not quoted in the New Testament, and therefore do not have legitimacy.
There are arguments for pro and con. I believe in the 7 books. They were in the first printed Gutenberg bible, that is simply a matter of fact. Regardless of beliefs, the books are wonderful in what they offer. The wisdom of The Book of Wisdom is how it points out the folly of not being in union with God. |
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Again, thanks for the reply. My Bible doesn't have that in it. Why do you think that is? Why would many Christians no longer consider it part of the God's Word? Who is Nahmanides? I have never heard of him. I am a little concerned because he is linked to Kabbalah. What do you think? Here's most protestants stance on the apocrypha: http://www.bible.ca/catholic-apocrypha.htm The apocrypha (or deuterocanonical books) was included in the Protestant bible, not as inspired but as an appendix so to speak, until around 1850 if I remember correctly. Note: this isn't to start an argument, it's just giving info that the OP asked for. I used this site because it was the most straight forward and easiest to read. There are other sites out there that explain pretty much the same thing. |
| Had a reply all typed out and lost it. Rats! Agree with what others have said. People can argue about if the deutorocanon should be in the bible or not until they're blue in the face, but regardless they have some great stuff in them. For me, I read the words in Wisdom 2 prophecizing Christ's crucifixion and had no doubt that it was inspired. |