Genesis 3:4-7 “You won’t die!” The serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. At that moment, their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Little did Eve know that, although she and Adam did not physically die upon eating the forbidden fruit, they did suffer immediate death: the death of their innocence and purity. As the first creations, they did not know guilt or sin or blemish. They were created perfect in every way. They did not know physical limitations or illness. They did not know there was such a thing as imperfection. They did not know that it was possible to be separated from Me. They did not know there was such a thing as a guilty conscience, regret, sad thoughts, emotional or spiritual pain. None of that existed before she listened to the serpent and allowed herself to be wooed by his lies and influence to go against My commands. And the instant she gave in to the base instincts she did not even know she possessed is the moment that all died. Perfection was marred. Innocence was shattered. Guilt was awakened. So, although they did not die physically, so much of what I had given them died with that one act of disobedience. Do you still tell yourself disobedience is no big deal?
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