After giving Adam great freedom, God gives one clear warning.
There was one tree Adam was not to eat from: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The command was plain. The consequence was certain: “thou shalt surely die.”
This sentence is clear. If Adam ate of that fruit, death would come. That death included spiritual death - separation from God.
Ephesians 2:1 says: “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”
Spiritual death is the worst kind of death. It is not merely separation of the soul from the body; it is separation from the Creator. Sin brings death, and God warned Adam plainly.
Galatians 6:7 says: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
We must always take God at His Word. God’s warnings are not suggestions. His commands are not optional.
We should not despise the negative commands God gives us. When God says, “Thou shalt not,” He is not withholding good from us. He is protecting us from destruction.
After giving Adam great freedom, God gives one clear warning.
There was one tree Adam was not to eat from: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The command was plain. The consequence was certain: “thou shalt surely die.”
This sentence is clear. If Adam ate of that fruit, death would come. That death included spiritual death - separation from God.
Ephesians 2:1 says: “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”
Spiritual death is the worst kind of death. It is not merely separation of the soul from the body; it is separation from the Creator. Sin brings death, and God warned Adam plainly.
Galatians 6:7 says: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
We must always take God at His Word. God’s warnings are not suggestions. His commands are not optional.
We should not despise the negative commands God gives us. When God says, “Thou shalt not,” He is not withholding good from us. He is protecting us from destruction.