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Originally Posted by grip_daddy
1. How was it that the serpent was carning? Was it created as such or ability to beguile is not in itself sinful?
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The answer to this question depends on whether you view the serpent as the devil or not.
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2. Was the curse on the serpent to eat dust literal? Most snakes eat animals and insects.
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I think you already answered that question.
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3. The bible says elsewhere that only Christ's death can give a sinful man hope to live again. How then could the tree of life have given man some eternity in disregard to God's will? Did the tree of life contain self sustaining life apart from God that warranted protection by Cherubims? If man ate the tree of life after he had sinned, could he have acquired immortality beyond God's ability to destroy?
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No, Adam was prevented from eating the tree of life because if he did, he would have been stuck in a fallen state for eternity.