tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post4344331371896357636..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: Genesis as Icon, Part III: An Icon of What Went Wrong (And Still Does)Anastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-61699162274920499822011-01-31T23:35:27.452-05:002011-01-31T23:35:27.452-05:00Robert, I did that and I have to say, respectfully...Robert, I did that and I have to say, respectfully, that what you write comes out of someone's imagination and is foreign to anything the Christian Church has ever taught.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-30794444310116388082011-01-31T20:06:50.448-05:002011-01-31T20:06:50.448-05:00Apples grow on apple trees. But what fruit grows ...Apples grow on apple trees. But what fruit grows on the tree of knowledge of good and evil? Do a search: THE FIRST SCANDAL.Robert Hagedornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-31938093605221007782011-01-31T09:07:18.112-05:002011-01-31T09:07:18.112-05:00"The tree was there, then, and God allowed th..."The tree was there, then, and God allowed the serpent to be there, to give our first parents the opportunity to refuse his enticements, and thereby to begin the process of maturation. That is still why God permits the serpent to tempt us today, that by strug¬gling against him we may learn how to live as spiritual instead of natural men, that we may grow toward God, that each test through which we pass may purify us, and each struggle strengthen us, more and more. <br /><br />Very well put. I am enjoying this.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086636982723093364noreply@blogger.com