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Originally Posted by Nell
RIGHT AND WRONG...SAME TREE!? Not caring for “right and wrong” doesn’t make right and wrong “go away.” You still have a conscience and a moral sense of right and wrong. This is can be a real problem for those who remain in the Local Church and are bothered by their conscience, but continue to meet there because of the threats of what could happen if you leave.
According to Lee, the verses in Genesis 2 are the foundation for his “right and wrong” vs. “life” doctrine. There are no other scriptures that even remotely support this teaching, Are there? In fact, Gen. 2:9 and Gen. 2:17 are the only mentions of “tree of knowledge” in the entire Bible.
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Yes, but there are many mentions of the tree of life. I suspect the word only mentions the knowledge tree once, because it's not a good thing and is temporary, but the tree of life will remain. Just my thought.
However, one can make some augment that the same principle of life and death (i.e., right & wrong) is in scripture throughout. In other words, that even though something may not appear to be right, God is apart from that concept of right & wrong and chooses to have His purpose of life through it regardless. Think of the scoundrel, heel-holding Jacob. Think of King David, who had some really big "wrongs," yet God calls him a "man after my own heart." There are many examples where something is not so according to our concept of right & wrong, yet the point God makes is He is the source of life and salvation.
Of course, I get that this concept can be abused and probably was by WL and/or followers.