wisdom” (Gen. 3:6 NIV). Temptation is the same for all generations. “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world (1 John 2:16, King James Version). Because Adam and Eve sinned, God said that there is a curse on man and on the earth. A woman’s pain in childbearing is increased, and her husband rules over herb (see Gen. 3:16). The ground is cursed, so that it produces thorns and thistles, and a man now works under troublesome conditions (see Gen. 3:17-19). By disobeying God, man lost his innocence— learning the difference between good and evil (see Gen. 3:22). Man became self-conscious and experienced guilt (see Gen. 3:7,11,21). So God prohibited man from living eternally in this
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