That right there is just it. The Lord let Adam and Eve decide for themselves what they wanted to do just like parents let their kids decide for themselves what they want to do once they are old enough to make their own decisions, but just because we are allowed to make our own decisions does not mean that there won't be any consequences should our decisions wind up being the wrong ones. For instance, what do you think would happen if you chose to continue breaking a rule that there is at this forum after learning that breaking a rule is what you did? Do you actually believe that you would not suffer any consequences for doing such a thing?So your Lord isn't perfect? He is unable to enforce his will? Actually it is more like he abdicated his responsibilities. He knew beforehand that Adam and Eve would eat the apple but he did nothing to prevent that from happening. Then he blames the victims for his own entrapment scheme. Pretty much everything went downhill for your Lord from that point on. Even when he opted for a "do-over" he screwed that up too. If it was up to me I would be seriously doubting what the word of of your Lord is worth. Are you going to end up in the afterlife only to discover that he messed that up too and that instead of heavenly choirs there is grunge rock, hip hop and graffiti all over the pearly gates?
What you have or don't have to eat is nothing like who you choose or don't choose to go with.God created all humans, with a multitude of differences(.) Pretending any human will find an answer to all the questions we have as to those differences is arrogant. I, from the time I was able to eat the disgusting tasteless THING called Brussels sprouts, (like it was a real food & doesn't stink like an ill tended barnyard), despised them. Split pea soup, which some sneer at, is fantastic, even when poorly prepared. I LEARNED I was supposed to eat the sprouts & not just gorge on split pea soup and grilled ham & cheese. Biology determined however that I could reject the imitation foods, including cauliflower.
God bless you two always!!!
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