Jesus became a curse when He hung on the tree. Deut 21:23 "If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God. ... Gal 3:13 "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree-), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Genti...

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In the bible the creation of the Garden of Eden is described, "And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and godo for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil." ... This story gives people something to believe in and something to help them understand the purpose for their existence. ...

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This passage notes that "The Lord planted a garden in the east, toward Eden" (Gen. 2:8) and "Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:9)." ... The tree of life stands next to the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the center or midst of the garden. The positioning of the two trees suggests that the power of God is to grant life and to give humans the ability to choose life by following God's commandments these are at ...

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God introduced vegetation in the form of plants and trees to the newly created dry land called earth. ... From this branches of the evolution tree were formed in all different directions. ... The similarities with this particular group of animals are larger than any other in the evolutionary family tree. ... Clearly even he knew that his theory could not give an answer to the question or purpose of life. ...

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We are able to see how giving God was toward Adam and Eve, how he gave them an endless supply of food, love, and shelter. ... The tree of knowledge of good and evil represents the curiosity that humans have toward temptation and how many are drawn to it and can't stay away. ... Evil will always find a way to tempt us but, if we allow ourselves to give in there will always be consequences. ... We may find it in a thing like Eve did in the tree of knowledge of good and evil. ...

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Then God created the plants bearing seeds and the trees- the fourth day. ... They were allowed to eat from any tree, but they were not allowed to eat from the apple tree, but if they did there would be sin on Earth forever. ...

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In the story of creation, God forbids Adam and Eve to eat the fruit of the tree that gives knowledge of good and evil. ... "And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. ...

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Eve gives into the temptation, eating first and then handing some fruit to Adam, who as the painting shows, has already tested the fruit and promptly fallen victim to decay. ... While one could assume Eve's giving of the fruit to Adam betrayal, it is clear she never intended it to be, as she never knew the consequences of doing so. ... Although the story states that God claimed the consumption of the forbidden fruit, or even touch of the tree would bring death, it never actually does. ...

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They also think that Witches give sacrifices of animals, humans and children in the name of Satan.' ... Satan, in the form of a snake, tricked Adam and Eve into eating the apple form the Tree of Knowledge, which led to the down fall of man. A Wiccan would explain this story differently, perhaps like this: Adam and Eve were curious and yearned for knowledge so they ate an apple form the Tree of Knowledge. ...

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Justice and judgment both stem from the birth and structure of lawmaking which has been dated back all the way to the creation of Adam when God gives Adam his first command (Gen. 2:16-17) of not eating from the tree of knowledge . ...

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So go worship your cows or trees and rub your fat man's belly and leave REAL religious matters to those who are true believers." ... She thought Wicca and Paganism sounded like beautiful religions and could I give her a link to a good site for more info?...

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Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. ... Again it provides support for people who are engaging in war and gives saves them from sin. ... A position on war taken by the Buddha is as follows, "In times of war/Give rise in yourself to the mind of compassion/Helping living beings/Abandon the will to fight....

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What I have found is that God moves in cycles or seasons and it is just like a time when you can grow a garden or a fruit tree will bear. ... Her main character Hazel Motes blinds himself in the end as sort of his last resort to see if God is real either by or a miracle or to give him peace with his inner self in the end, but since Hazel dies we will never know if salvation was meant for him or not. ...

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Jewish religious and cultural history and biblical authority have made the Bible one of the most important means by which woman's place in society has been defined down through the centuries. Not only is the Bible itself a partial historical document of the Jews, the way it has been received and analyzed has its own intriguing historical chronology. It is nearly impossible to accurately posit a specific date to any books or verses in the Hebrew Bible.1 The Dead Sea Scrolls, most probably written by a minor sect, the Essenes, are the oldest extant pieces of scripture. Prior to their discov...

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This will in turn give credibility to the belief that God created earth and not geological phenomena that have shaped the earth over the course of billions of years. ... In this theory, if you would have cut down a tree on the first day of creation, it would have had rings as if it were several years old (Newton). ...

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That doesn't mean people should give in to it; No matter how homosexuals live - no matter how monogamous or how loving or how religious - they are living in sin because heterosexuality is the only acceptable form of sexuality . ... However, God gives a different reason why He destroyed the city. ...

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