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 ๐Ÿ‘น TAKING US DOWN WITH HIM

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"but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, โ€˜You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.โ€™โ€ The serpent said to the woman, โ€œYou surely will not die! โ€œFor God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.โ€
Genesis 3:3-5

Serpent: 'You can be like God - through knowledge.'
* 'God's [Creator's] rules not necessary?'
* 'Make your own [better] way?'

Fantasy
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Deception
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SIN

Did Adam and Eve die after disobeying?  Depends how one looks at death.  What is separation from God?  "Why do bad things happen to good people?"  Does the world currently feel like, or appear to be administered by a GOOD God?

What is Gnosticism?
https://web.archive.org/web/20240114055853/https://www.worldhistory.org/Gnosticism/

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