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Originally Posted by Nell
So Bible-Believe, do you think your question “But do we, Christians, need to eat the tree of life to get eternal life?” Can come closer to a truthful answer by first determining the nature (descriptive or prescriptive) of the verses you’re citing?
It might be helpful, on another topic, to determine how many of Witness Lee’s teachings are based on turning a description into a prescription/command to be obeyed. One church one city, for example, is a classic.
Nell
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Originally Posted by Trapped
And I guess my musing response to your question is.....if we don't need the tree of life, why would God bother putting it in the holy city? If it still serves the same purpose, but we don't need it.....then who does?
I know the nations are healed by its leaves....but Revelation still speaks of it producing fruits every month. My assumption, and I think it's a reasonable one, is that those fruits are for the believers. It producing new fruits every months seems to indicate to me that we are to continually eat of its new produce......thus the way we continue on in eternal life, just like Adam/Eve would have if they hadn't disobeyed.
But maybe I'm making assumptions that aren't really stated in Scripture. I don't know. What did you have in mind, or what are your thoughts about why the tree of life is there?
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Originally Posted by Bible-believer
I do have some thoughts, and I try to organize them together. I'll start a new post regarding this subject when ready. (Avoid getting STG's post off track.)
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Trapped and I talked about the "tree of life" in STG's post. We talked about who needed to eat it.
I believe we, Christians, don't need to eat the tree of life, for we have the Eternal Life already. In my post, I listed verses for my stand.
Yes, there are descriptive and prescriptive, but when coming to "doctrines," as I said, we have to discern and apply carefully. That's why I started the topic with a question and then listed the scriptures for answers. And, of course, it's my thoughts, and I certainly believe I don't need to eat the tree of life to get eternal life. I never agreed with LR's overcomer- theory.
Anyway, we are exchanging our thoughts and opinions. I am not a Bible teacher, yet a believer and student. What I share here is my view, and I never have the intention to force it on others.