Don't confuse me! Eve caught me out once before, and now you're trying to do it again. I'll take one of each. OK?
Joking aside, If we did not know the story of Adam and Eve, which tree would you choose from? The life choice sounds so boring and the 'Good and evil' sound SOOOOO righteous.
Oops, I already chose from the wrong tree, can I have a do over?
The Tree of life had green apples on it and I thought they weren't ripe yet and this man I am with warned me about eating green apples. I didn't go on the elijah list and find out that green is supposed to be, evidently, representative of the color of life. I thought it would make me have to run behind the bushes all day. Plus, the other tree had entertainment -- I mean, how often do you see a talking snake? Seriously. Tell me you wouldn't go listen to a talking snake, especially with the man droning on and on and on about the Longhorns, what do I care about college football? What is football? For that matter, what is college? I checked out the longhorns here in the garden and they just mooed at me. So, I think the man is crazy.
Maybe I should have eaten the green apples afterall..... especially considering the fact that the last time I listened to the man I started getting fatter and if this doesn't stop soon I am going to explode. I mean, what could be worse than being fat? Oh well, at least there aren't any other men here, that would definitely be worse, especially if there were three of them.
Adam... For some people, I think the "good" side of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, is the lesser of two evils... ;) But it's all 'bad.' Here, I'll make it easy: Choose Life. :)
WC... Gal 2:20 is GOOD! (In a good way). (Well, in a Life way, that is).
RJW... If Alvin stole your verse, then that makes him a lawbreaker. Fortunately for him, what he stole from you was Gal 2:20, in which there is life and not a battle over good and evil, so I think it's good (in a good way) all the way around!
And yes indeed - "no" to sin-consciousness. Only Christ-consciousness!
Lennart... Great point - it's not as if any of us would've made a better choice than Adam and Eve! And even after knowing the story, people still go after the wrong tree! Thank God for His grace and His love that draws us into Life.
Tyler Dawn... what can I say. I think you summed up the life of "woman" or "Eve" very well! Not that I'd know. I've just heard...
Amy... Yep indeed, I remember reading those posts. It's such a joy when I run into others who 'get' the whole Tree thing!
I remember a few years back when I first understood it. I had never been taught about how this story applied to the big picture of being dead in Adam and being alive in Christ. I was driving in my van at work, just thinking about these things, and suddenly it HIT me like a ton of bricks! I think I screamed... yes I'm willing to admit that... LOL... or maybe it was kind of like a yelp of joy (can I coin that phrase??), and I began pounding on the steering wheel as if in frustration that I hadn't seen it before but also joy that so many things suddenly began to make sense! Anyway... I think God has always wanted us to choose Life. There's nothing but death and condemnation in that other tree.
Joel, I totally understand what you mean!! I was actually at a potluck in May of this year, when Darin was talking about something. All of a sudden, much like your experience, the "light-bulb" went off in my head where the Holy Spirit showed me the source of what we were talking about (I can't remember now, hee hee, but it was good) was due to the Fall in the Garden of Eden, and I shared what He showed me about the two Trees.
Isn't it such a gift that Papa reveals these things in our minds and hearts like this?!
Thank you sincerely for sharing about your experience in the car! Very, very cool, Joel!
Blessings, ~Amy :) Author of "Orphaned Into Belonging" http://www.lulu.com/content/4781677 http://amyiswalkinginthespirit.blogspot.com
Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves. (Joh 6:53)
Jesus Christ is my choice,,,,I reckon that means life yeah!? :-) "Tree of" that is lol, wait, did He choose me Bino? Well either way, thats the life worth living isn't it. Well said friends Joel and Bino! Ummm...Who's Mr. Law?
Rev 22:1-5 22 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
I see a Tree of Life here, but no more Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and "no more curse!" Lots of good fruit!
The fruit of the law was death and condemnation. Those under the law were under the curse. After the tree of the knowledge of good and evil came the curse.
The fruit of grace is abundant life, and good fruit! From Christ comes Life and freedom and lots of God-produced fruit!
Mr. Law, to me, is the 'character' mentioned in Romans 7. He is the man we were married to, who was very good and holy and just but who could only minister death and condemnation to us. We needed Mr. Grace instead (life, Jesus). But, according to Mr. Law himself, the only way to marry Another would be for one of us to die. Mr. Law was not about to die, so we had to die! And so we did die to Mr. Law, and then we were free to marry Mr. Grace, and be raised to life together with Him forever! =)
Joel, I would love to say that I always choose life but to be honest a lot of times the tree of the knowledge of good and evil looks sooo good that I automatically choose that one. Before I know it, I've eaten a lot of those apples or peaches or pears or whatever they are.
You're right, Aida... the fruit on that old tree often does look very grand and tempting. I've been known to pig out on that fruit, and it just leave me feeling sick!
Life.
ReplyDeleteps. at 30 wpm whadcha expect a novel ???
Best always
It's one of those questions where you are allowed to answer simply and briefly, as you did, or you can write a full-on essay if you'd like.... =D
ReplyDeleteI will never choose the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil!
ReplyDeleteI don't care about good or evil; I care about life, the more abundant life!!!
Isn't there a 3rd choice????
ReplyDeleteI want a 3rd choice!
Are you trying to make me think or something?
:-)
On 2nd thoughts!
ReplyDeleteCan't you tell me which is the lesser of 2 evils?
It'll make it easier for me.
We already know the answer is always: 'B'!
ReplyDeleteI want to pick a life line, Joel, I call upon Gal.2.20 who is my life, who lovingly gave Himself for me on that tree.
No fair!!! Alvin stole my verse!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI choose the Tree I have been lovingly grafted into. And no sin-consciousness, only Christ-consciousness!!
Don't confuse me! Eve caught me out once before, and now you're trying to do it again. I'll take one of each. OK?
ReplyDeleteJoking aside, If we did not know the story of Adam and Eve, which tree would you choose from? The life choice sounds so boring and the 'Good and evil' sound SOOOOO righteous.
Blessings.
Oops, I already chose from the wrong tree, can I have a do over?
ReplyDeleteThe Tree of life had green apples on it and I thought they weren't ripe yet and this man I am with warned me about eating green apples. I didn't go on the elijah list and find out that green is supposed to be, evidently, representative of the color of life. I thought it would make me have to run behind the bushes all day. Plus, the other tree had entertainment -- I mean, how often do you see a talking snake? Seriously. Tell me you wouldn't go listen to a talking snake, especially with the man droning on and on and on about the Longhorns, what do I care about college football? What is football? For that matter, what is college? I checked out the longhorns here in the garden and they just mooed at me. So, I think the man is crazy.
Maybe I should have eaten the green apples afterall..... especially considering the fact that the last time I listened to the man I started getting fatter and if this doesn't stop soon I am going to explode. I mean, what could be worse than being fat? Oh well, at least there aren't any other men here, that would definitely be worse, especially if there were three of them.
Alan... Abundant Life sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteAdam... For some people, I think the "good" side of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, is the lesser of two evils... ;) But it's all 'bad.' Here, I'll make it easy: Choose Life. :)
WC... Gal 2:20 is GOOD! (In a good way). (Well, in a Life way, that is).
RJW... If Alvin stole your verse, then that makes him a lawbreaker. Fortunately for him, what he stole from you was Gal 2:20, in which there is life and not a battle over good and evil, so I think it's good (in a good way) all the way around!
And yes indeed - "no" to sin-consciousness. Only Christ-consciousness!
Lennart... Great point - it's not as if any of us would've made a better choice than Adam and Eve! And even after knowing the story, people still go after the wrong tree! Thank God for His grace and His love that draws us into Life.
Tyler Dawn... what can I say. I think you summed up the life of "woman" or "Eve" very well! Not that I'd know. I've just heard...
Joel,
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the Tree of Life!
(Did you happen to have read my two posts on both these trees I did awhile back (9/22, 9/23)? This great question you pose here, reminded me of that.)
Anyway, it's a great one (question), my friend!
Blessings,
~Amy :)
Author of "Orphaned Into Belonging"
http://www.lulu.com/content/4781677
http://amyiswalkinginthespirit.blogspot.com
Amy... Yep indeed, I remember reading those posts. It's such a joy when I run into others who 'get' the whole Tree thing!
ReplyDeleteI remember a few years back when I first understood it. I had never been taught about how this story applied to the big picture of being dead in Adam and being alive in Christ. I was driving in my van at work, just thinking about these things, and suddenly it HIT me like a ton of bricks! I think I screamed... yes I'm willing to admit that... LOL... or maybe it was kind of like a yelp of joy (can I coin that phrase??), and I began pounding on the steering wheel as if in frustration that I hadn't seen it before but also joy that so many things suddenly began to make sense! Anyway... I think God has always wanted us to choose Life. There's nothing but death and condemnation in that other tree.
Joel,
ReplyDeleteI totally understand what you mean!! I was actually at a potluck in May of this year, when Darin was talking about something. All of a sudden, much like your experience, the "light-bulb" went off in my head where the Holy Spirit showed me the source of what we were talking about (I can't remember now, hee hee, but it was good) was due to the Fall in the Garden of Eden, and I shared what He showed me about the two Trees.
Isn't it such a gift that Papa reveals these things in our minds and hearts like this?!
Thank you sincerely for sharing about your experience in the car! Very, very cool, Joel!
Blessings,
~Amy :)
Author of "Orphaned Into Belonging"
http://www.lulu.com/content/4781677
http://amyiswalkinginthespirit.blogspot.com
Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves.
ReplyDelete(Joh 6:53)
-- Oh! You mean THAT Tree!!!
Amy... those 'revelation moments' are absolutely awesome!
ReplyDeleteAdam... Sounds like a really good choice! LOL :)
Hey Joel, What is "Good" and what is "Evil"? Have you ever wondered? Ask Mr.Law!
ReplyDeleteI chose LIFE! Sorry, I let LIFE choose me.
Jesus Christ is my choice,,,,I reckon that means life yeah!? :-) "Tree of" that is lol, wait, did He choose me Bino? Well either way, thats the life worth living isn't it. Well said friends Joel and Bino! Ummm...Who's Mr. Law?
ReplyDeleteRev 22:1-5
ReplyDelete22 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
I see a Tree of Life here, but no more Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and "no more curse!" Lots of good fruit!
The fruit of the law was death and condemnation. Those under the law were under the curse. After the tree of the knowledge of good and evil came the curse.
The fruit of grace is abundant life, and good fruit! From Christ comes Life and freedom and lots of God-produced fruit!
Mr. Law, to me, is the 'character' mentioned in Romans 7. He is the man we were married to, who was very good and holy and just but who could only minister death and condemnation to us. We needed Mr. Grace instead (life, Jesus). But, according to Mr. Law himself, the only way to marry Another would be for one of us to die. Mr. Law was not about to die, so we had to die! And so we did die to Mr. Law, and then we were free to marry Mr. Grace, and be raised to life together with Him forever! =)
ReplyDeleteJoel, I would love to say that I always choose life but to be honest a lot of times the tree of the knowledge of good and evil looks sooo good that I automatically choose that one. Before I know it, I've eaten a lot of those apples or peaches or pears or whatever they are.
ReplyDeleteLOL, for some reason I thought it was a real person and that Mr. Law was like a smarty pants name for him hahaha. I get it now :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Aida... the fruit on that old tree often does look very grand and tempting. I've been known to pig out on that fruit, and it just leave me feeling sick!
ReplyDeleteRon... :)