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Originally Posted by Freedom
Likewise, the two trees ultimately ended up being an excuse mechanism as Indiana put it. When viewed in that light, it is hard to view the two trees teaching of having much value regardless or whether the teaching is valid or not.
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When Ohio said:
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40 years ago, when I first heard about the two trees, it was taught in context of Moses' exhortation to Israel to "choose life," and Jesus' word to the disciples that "my words are spirit and life." It was a helpful exhortation that we should not get overly occupied with the meany things in life."
I think there is something of merit to what Ohio is saying. However when teaching on the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge gets reduced in practice to an
excuse mechanism for covering over unrighteousness, that's heresy and "deception of their own minds".