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Originally Posted by Jay
I believe it's the core message of the Bible and aligns perfectly with God's original design in Genesis with man and the two trees. The concepts of eating, partaking of, and assimilating God himself to be transformed into his own image is a concept that runs throughout the entire word of God
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The concept of the two trees is a perfect example of placing an idea onto the text. There is no command given by God in the garden of Eden, to eat of the Tree of Life
Genesis 2:16-17 “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
If you approach this text as is, it’s clear that man is allowed to eat of EVERY tree in the garden apart from the TOKOGE. If you approach this text with the concept you’re referring to, then you’re inferring onto the text that since man is commanded to not eat of the TOKOGE, then man must have been commanded to eat of the TOL.
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If you throw out the concept of the economy of God you might as well throw your entire Bible out with it.
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This is a common response many have had when the beliefs they hold so dearly begin to wobble or collapse. I’d urge anyone with this response to consider a different approach. Read the Bible for yourself, get a reader version or non-study Bible, and just read it. No footnotes or commentary, no subject headers or outlines. Make an effort to set aside your beliefs, start from 0 as best you can and let the Bible tell you what it’s about.