"The Lord God gave the man this order: You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. From that tree you shall not eat; when you eat from it you shall die." (Genesis 2: 16 - 17).
After the Lord God settled Adam in the luscious Garden of Eden, He gave Adam one simple order: Enjoy everything you like in the Garden. Don't touch that tree in the middle. Don't eat of its fruit.
But Adam was unable to keep this simple command.
Where does evil and disobedience come from? Let us head to today's Gospel to look for answer:
"From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils come from within and they defile.” Jesus teaches. (Mark 7: 21 - 23).
Still on the subject of evil and sin, Paul says:
"But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissension, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like." (Galatians 5: 18 - 21).
There is no remedy for evil and sin except in the provisions of the second creation: You must be born again in Spirit and fire. Have you undergone this baptism? Do you want it?
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