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What happened after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit?
Eve picked the forbidden fruit and ate it. Adam was with her and he ate it, too. Their eyes were opened and their innocence, lost. They ran from God and His presence soon after, and were expelled from the garden, paradise lost.
What does the serpent say will happen if Eve eats the forbidden fruit?
‘” The serpent replied, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Since the woman sought wisdom, she ate the fruit of the tree, and gave some to Adam to eat too.
What were the consequences of eating the forbidden fruit?
By taking the forbidden fruit they did indeed receive “knowledge” (became like God, if only in that aspect), but now had to determine for themselves, if every act they committed was good or evil. This “knowledge” does not set one free, it makes one a slave.
What was the punishment of the serpent?
To prevent Adam and Eve from eating the fruit of the Tree of Life and living forever, they are banished from the garden upon which God posts an angelic guard. The serpent is punished for its role in the fall, being cursed by God to crawl on its belly and eat dust.
What are the consequences of Adam and Eve disobedience?
After Adam and Eve had disobeyed God, they became unworthy of the God’s garden. God sent them out of his garden as a result of their disobedience. So the LORD God sent him out of the Garden of Eden and made him cultivated the soil from which he had been formed.
How did eating the Forbidden Fruit affect Adam and Eve?
Eating the forbidden fruit caused Adam and Eve to experience shame. Every tree in the garden was good to look at and was good for food. God wanted to be their source of wisdom and knowledge. Eve fell for the deception of the serpent. She thought God was being stingy, holding back from her something that she needed.
How was man separated from God by eating the Forbidden Fruit?
In summary, Adam and Eve sinned by eating of the forbidden fruit, thus penalizing man to both physical death (the separation of body and soul) and spiritual death (the separation of soul and God). However, God acted in mercy to provide a way of salvation and demonstrated His grace to cover the shame (sin) of man. Man was separated from God by sin.
Did Adam and Eve die physically or spiritually?
Adam and Eve didn’t die physically but they did die spiritually (knowing the nature of the true God) right then. Before they ate the fruit they might have seen the tree hundreds of times without desiring to eat from it because God told them not to.
What is the Forbidden Fruit in the Bible?
Truly it may be stated that the forbidden fruit was a bitter/sad fruit. As a result of eating the fruit, a keen sense of guilt immediately followed the act of Adam and Eve sinning, and their intimate fellowship with God was broken.