Genesis 3:22 vs “God’s economy”

[Zezima]

Found this interesting..

The Lord’s Recovery:

God’s eternal economy, is to make man the same as he…in life and nature..but not in the Godhead.

The Bible:

“Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever”

- Genesis 3:22

[Bible-believer]

How about this remark :Recovery Version Gen.3:22 1 lest

Although Adam and Eve had the anticipated redemption, they did not yet have the actual redemption, which was accomplished by Christ on the cross. They were still sinful in nature. If they had eaten of the tree of life while in that condition, they would have lived forever with their sinful nature. God did not allow that. The tree of life, signifying God as life to man, must not be touched by sinful man. Thus, before the actual redemption was accomplished, God had to close the way to the tree of life. Once the actual redemption was completed to take away man’s sin (John 1:29) and terminate man’s sinful nature

And Lee said

"The Tree of Life Signifies Christ as Life to Man"

And the Bible said,

Matt. 8:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

If Lee meant “The tree of life signifies Christ as life to man, yet a sinful man must not touch it,” then what do Matt. 8:20-21 mean?

Honestly, I lose patience with church hypocrites who repeat nonsense daily.

[Zezima]

Originally Posted by Bible-believer

How about this remark :Recovery Version Gen.3:22 1 lest


And Lee said

And the Bible said,


If Lee meant “The tree of life signifies Christ as life to man, yet a sinful man must not touch it,” then what do Matt. 8:20-21 mean?

Honestly, I lose patience with church hypocrites who repeat nonsense daily.

This is better than mine, thanks for posting.

[Hodos]

And the Bible said,
Quote:
Matt. 8:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
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Brother, your words about the preaching of W. Lee about th' economy of God in Genesis 3:22 is so true. Bút Math 9:20, not Math.8:20. You write this address of this bible verse wrongly
Hodos- Viet nam

[Robert]

I think, that Bible says the truth and W.Lee also says the truth in this case.
Christ is tree of Life.
We can not be focused only on who said this or that, but seek the truth and revelation from Holy Spirit.
I do not see any contradiction in story in Eden Garden and with sick woman.
We can't ignore the factor of time. Jesus had to come to fulfill eternal purpose. We can not understand in full God's plan.
Is 29:16
Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?
Jer 18:6
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter`s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
Rom
9:19
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?
9:20
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
9:21
Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
9:22
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:
9:23
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
My point is, that Jesus had special commission (mission) to be perfect example and unbeated prove of God is our Savior. Only He could do so many miracles. He healed also 10 lepers
17:12
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:
17:13
and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
17:14
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.
17:15
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God;
17:16
and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
It shows us, that Lord Jesus is merciful but it is up to man how he will react and believe in Him.
Outdrawing only factor of touching is blind way as for me.
And I do agree fully with explanation that in hypothetical case God could not allowed to live man with sin in body forever.
However, I like sentence given somewhere here: "W. Nee and W. Lee are not in the Bible ad did not write any single word in Bible."
This is answer to saints glorifying them ad quoting all the time.
But!
W.Lee and W. Nee were Christians, my brothers, reading the Bible and seeing many truths.
Even if they were wrong in many cases so what?
I am wrong in much more. The point is how much love and mercy we have one to each other, how much do we know Lord personally and how much is less of us every day ( sounds strange?).