Quote Originally Posted by shagwAg3n
yes i recall the story, but like i was insinuating earlier, having the tree, the fruit and satan there in the garden to begin with seems like a "test" to me...free will or not god was clearly "experimenting" to see how man and woman would react no?
Again, not entirely sure. According to what I've read, God wants man to have free will and the desire to love and worship him. If there was no sense of competition in which to distract our worship of him, it'd be rather pointless. That's where the tree and fruits comes in. It's here that I get lost. From what I understand, God is supposed to be perfect. But if he wants us to worship him, then that means he is longing for something. Isn't the feeling of want or desire a human trait and a direct reaction to neglect or deprivaty? You would think that God, in all of his perfection, would be lacking such imperfect feelings.