And biology reigned over the entire race through Adam, who like George Costanza, was a marine biologist, having crawled out of the water and grew lungs. Later on Adam’s name would be called “Aqualung”!

Sitting on a park bench(Eden) and all that!

Their spirits were immortal, made in God’s image, but their physical bodies were on death’s course since sin, that is why we will recieve new bodies because these bodies are “bodies of death”.

Actually, their bodies started slowly dying the second they ate, period. It’s the simple paradox of our existence — we must eat to survive, yet eating ultimately sets our bodies on the course that leads to death.

Biology didn’t enter the world because of sin, Rick.

Unless Adam and Eve weren’t fully human before Eve ate the mean fruit.

You might like to read and comment on this then, Iggy (and others)

There. Fixed it.

When Bell wrote that Adam said, “East” I don’t think that was meant Bell literally was saying Adam answer, “East” but instead of a direct answer stated… humorously… ” “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” which is about the same answer… it is not the “I am your image God and I am here to tell you I made a mistake and want you to now tell me what to do and what is going to happen.” The literary license is that Adam did not man up in the Garden, but went East of the Garden.

Yes, it did strike me a little odd, but not heretical of so off that I am worried…

I am up to the part were Bell is talking of Solomon which his thoughts are very interesting and good.

iggy

It just seems that it’s very hard for us to speak of judgment while remaining humble

Funny thing is that judgement is supposed to do just that…. make us humble.

iggy

God’s presence now would not abide
Their sin revealed their massive pride
And now that death would be worldwide
Another tree would life provide