I think that God had Eve eat an apple as the first sin on purpose. It was a minor sin, not like murder or rape. But I think He wanted it to be a minor sin to show that two huge problems with sin are separation from God, and a lack of faith that God’s way is best.
So, if we want to return to paradise, we need to believe that “All sin” will ruin our return. And… we will fail in our quest to stamp out all sin, but if we make a dedicated quest to go to war with sin, we will start to make progress.
The more we make progress, the more the light comes on that God’s way is best. There is one thing I have noticed. The people on this site that work the hardest are the people that have hundreds of clean days in. Why? The light is coming on that God’s way is best. Secondly, their life is now way better than it was before, and they want to keep it that way.
Adam and Eve needed to believe God. They didn’t. They chose an apple over paradise.
Do we need to be told that every sin ruins our life? Eating an apple ruined theirs.
Consider praying:” Father, show me the consequences of my sin.” Many reading this want to believe but…
The Bible says faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of the Lord. Read your Bible and watch Youtube sermons on how to quit sin habits. Take notes and work on the changes you read and hear about, and your faith will grow.
Lastly, people that spend the most time working on their addiction every day, succeed the most on average. And people who go to war with sin the most, succeed the most in returning to the Garden of Eden. You can have a great life.
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