Scott
1 Tim 6.16 states that God alone is immortal. Human beings are mortal
meaning they are subject to death, and in fact "mortal" is another term for
"human being". I believe we were created as mortals and why Adam and Eve had
to have access to the tree of life. As Harold Holmyard points out in an
earlier message, "mortal" might not necessarily mean that human beings WILL
die, but they are certainly subject to death, whereas an immortal being is
not even subject to death.
After they sinned, Gen 3.23, 24 tell us they were banished from the garden
and access to the tree of life was guarded to prevent perpetual sin.
This also explains why Gen 2.17 is written in the infinitive absolute case
because, being subject to death, the tree of life somehow prevented them
from dying, although they were subject to death. Once they were banished
from the Garden, their mortality would lose its life support system and they
would eventually die.
Cheers
Bruce Prince
Australia
-----Original Message----- Scott McAliley wrote:
> ... that still leaves me wondering, was the process of death that you
refer to,
> Tamut, already happening, and would certainly come to fruition if they did
not
> take the action of eating of the tree of life?
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