Originally posted by KellyJayAs long as you concede it's cherry picking, I'm not sure it matters whether you're "right" or "wrong". 🙂
I do believe there are metaphors and similes in the Bible, but I also believe that some stories are stories because they speak of real events. Now, can I be wrong about some and not others, yes
-Removed-The topic at hand seems to me to be that you have questions. Questions that you ask not because you seek answers, but because you have your opinion already set and wish to argue. If I'm wrong and you do seek answers, then perhaps you need to ask someone better versed in this issue. All you will get here is a cross-section of opinions. This is a place to confront the "man-on-the-street" about what he thinks, and if you want to encourage participation, perhaps you should be careful in how you respond to others who do participate.
As I said, if you really actually want "spiritual advice" perhaps you need to look elsewhere.
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Originally posted by KellyJayRight, all Adam had to do was to say No... but as I'm sure you already know it can often be difficult* to say 'no' to a woman.
As I read the text I do not blame Eve, but Adam who was there and had
that conversation with God who should have stopped her.
Kelly
*problematic
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-Removed-So let me be clear I'm saying that the trees in the Genesis account of the Garden of Eden are symbolic.
Symbolic of what? Simply repeating that trees are symbolic doesn't answer my question.
I was also completely up front and coherent when I said it wasn't necessarily a supernatural event. The act of disobedience in and of itself could have been the key to gaining knowledge of evil. And without knowing evil how can anyone know what is 'good'? How can you define the word 'up' if you have no knowledge or understanding of 'down'?
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-Removed-Do you think the "tree of Life" which was guarded by cherubim was a real life giving tree with roots for its nutrients and planted in the "dirt" (as you put it)?
What do you mean as I put it? Composition of soil was a different question.
As I have already said (up front and coherently) the event could have been both symbolic and real. And as I've already pointed out (up front and coherently) God is not limited to doing only one thing or another, so there's no reason for me to believe it couldn't have been a real event having symbolic significance.
Has anyone here ever wondered why the Garden of Eden was called a garden?
I know what the word 'garden' means to me. If I have a little plot of land (dirt) outside my back door I could allow it to be barren or grow wild, or fix it up for agriculture... or I could make it into a garden.
What is the purpose of a garden, and is the garden outside my back door symbolic or real?