On 12 May, 18:45, claire.easth...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 12 May, 10:39, "Gordon Hudson" <hostro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "1st Century Apostolic Tradition
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> > > "The_Sage" <The_S...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> And therein lies the whole point -- Adam had no knowledge of wrong,
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> > >> no way of knowing that partaking of the Tree of Knowledge was
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> > >> Adam had no
> > >> way of knowing if what he did was evil,
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> > > He did know, for God had warned him not to eat it's fruit otherwise
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> > >>therefore Adam could not be found
> > >> guilty,
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> > > He could and was, for disobedience to Almighty God, and the result
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> > > disobedience and it's consequences are all around us today.
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> > > Jeff...
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> > But Cain could not be to blame for Abel's death because there was no
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> > and therefire no way of knowing how to kill someone.
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> > And who was he afraid of meeting in the land of Nod, if the only
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> Not sure that works. Cats know how to kill birds without haven seen it
> happen before! Plus at times =A0the bible does not distinguish guilty
> thoughts from guilty actions =96 actions could in this sense be seen as
> the consequences of the sin itself. Legally speaking of course you do
> not have to have planned murder to be guilty of it. Of course like
> most fun arguments this is all very academic and based on
> superstition! ;-)-
Ooops!!!!! Sorry, I meant supposition!
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