Posted by NikkiT2 on October 25, 2002, at 7:39:16
In reply to Re: guidelines and exceptions » NikkiT2, posted by Lou Pilder on October 25, 2002, at 7:05:44
Hi Lou,
Yes, i am very intersted in this.. its got my mind working for the first time in ages!!! And, though I may not believe in god, I do have a theological interest in many religions.
In my, humble, opinion, the line you posted is OK by me. It does not say that *I* will die if I eat the forbidden fruit, just that Adam and Eve would. It doesn't imply that I should, or must, do something to be a better person. If it said "...and God said to YOU that if YOU eat of the fruit of the tree of he knowledge of good and evil YOU shall die..." I wouldn't be comfortable with it, but the original clearly states that god is talking to a specific person.
I hope I making sense...
Nikki
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