The Bible- Elissa Wilcox

“You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17). Although I believe the truth of the Bible I do wonder why God made a tree that Adam and Eve could not eat from in the first place. It seems very counterproductive and almost malicious that he would create such a tree only to punish them and the rest of mankind for eating from it. Although it was in his plan and in a way it makes sense because by bringing sin into the world there was a greater need for him. Although we would have loved him no matter what because he created us to love him, the intensity that we need him now because of sin is all part of his plan as well. What is the point of sin? What is the point of having it enter the world, even if it does show us our need for God, why couldn’t he do that without the whole incident with the tree? Although I’m not really expecting answers for the questions, and although they don’t actually change the status of my faith at all, I can’t dwell on them too long or I begin to feel depressed about the state the world is in.