Guided by Fate

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I personally always found it interesting of the free will God gave unto Adam and Eve. Especially how there is purposely a tree bearing fruit which they are never to touch, even though it is in their "kingdom" so to speak. It's only a matter of time before one of them became interested in the fruit on the tree, and what was so forbidden about it--it's human nature to be curious of free will.
Though, as a side note, what was the significance of Satan and his followers falling for nine days exactly until they reached hell?

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  1. Will BradySeptember 4, 2017 at 6:53 PM

    Adam and Eve had free will, but they didn't have a sin nature. Disobeying God wasn't natural to them. We can't comprehend this, corrupt as our minds are, but they had no internal lust compelling them to sin; not until Satan put it there. "Sufficient to stand," and all that...

    I once heard someone say that the number nine is representative of the finality of judgment (among other things), but I can't for the life of me remember what verses were cited to support this, if any.

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  2. Natalie SchulerSeptember 4, 2017 at 7:58 PM

    Certain numbers have significance in the Bible, (3,6,7 are the most popular), but 9 is most often associated with judgement. It's seen in Revelation.

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  3. Zelda PeachSeptember 4, 2017 at 9:31 PM

    I agree that humans are inherently curious and therefore it seems they were destined to fall into temptation, but just as they had the free will and choice to eat the fruit they had the choice to obey God and trust him. Satan did tempt them but it was still their choice to pick, chew, and swallow the fruit. All of which they could have chosen not to do. But I guess it was curiosity that killed the cat.

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