My thoughts on the story of the fall of man.....
The Lord created man, and called us his children. Made in His likeness, He commanded the angels to serve us. Satan, although He loved the Lord, thought humans to be lowly creatures and wanted nothing to do with serving us. That being so, the Lord banished satan from heaven for not heeding his command. Satan wanted to take revenge on the Lord as well as show Him how worthless humans were. He told people not to trust in the Lord, using his banishment from heaven as an example of the Lord's betrayal. Satan showed people how to sow and reap and STORE food for the future, since, according to him, the Lord cannot be trusted to care for you. So, perhaps the "Tree of Life" was actually the road to "self sufficiency"- the ability to be independent from the Lord, playing God in a sense. This may not sound so bad at first, but, as any believer knows, it is impossible to be independent from the Lord. With this false belief, mankind could deny the Lord, attributing his ability to survive to himself and forming a chasm between us and Him. This is where greed comes into play. If a man can only depend on himself, how can he care about others? According to this concept, every man should store up as much as possible to guarantee survival in the future. Every time we have even one dollar in the bank instead of using it on someone who needs to eat NOW, we are denying the Lord's ability and want to sustain us-and that is a sin. In giving up that very last dollar, we put our lives in His hands, which is where it was to begin with! If you can sacrafice your very last possesion for someone who needs it now, you are guaranteeing that the Lord will provide for you because the more you give of yourself, the more the Lord will give of His blessings... remember, we were made in His image and the there are some of His attributes in us all. The ability to give to or trust in Him is a uniquely human charecteristic. A cat cannot choose to trust the Lord. A cat lives on instincts and, by doing so, does only what it was made to do. We, however, can choose to give or not, care or not, or love or not. After Satan steered us astray, he tried to tell the Lord of our misconduct and doubt to have us condemned and him redeemed. At this point, I imagine Him saying, "Go ahead, I dare you to win over my children. I am the Alpha and Omega and long after you are gone and one with me again, I Am. You may reign on earth for a while, only to be an example of my greatness when you are gone and I Am still." The ancient Egyptian Empire, the Roman Empire, the Mongol Empire, and the Ottoman Empire were massive enough to build collosal monuments to themselves. This is a pagan trait in any people. Even an atheist knows it is unattractive to worship yourself in any sense. These peoples rose to great heights in terms of "civilization." However, the time it took to for the Lord to crumble their oppressive rule was miniscule again proving that He is the creater, renewer, and sustainer. He will always let you rise in knowledge enough to show you that you cannot be Him. He makes it clear that He is the only one worthy of praise. So, like the afore mentioned empires, satan rules here now only to be the greatest of testament to the Lords greatness in the future. Suffering people, we should be proud to be the center of this. We serve a special role in the infinite. He runs this.
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