Pat Robertson
About tree of knowledge of good and evill
About obedience
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«The Book of Genesis says that sin came into the world when Adam and Eve had eaten from the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why did God put that tree there to be a temptation for Adam and Eve? Does he still keep tempting us today?»
PAT ROBERTSON::
The tree was not a temptation. It just determined the limits for them: "If they eat, they will do evil, but if they keep themselves from eating, they will do good». God had to put there something that could help them realize the difference between good and evil. They could have contemplated this way, "I shall be walking past this tree, but I am not going to eat any of its fruits and it will be good". If they had done so, they would have matured in their obedience to God. Or they might have come up to the tree and decide, "If God said that we must not eat any fruits from this tree, we may try to eat one" and they would have done evil. So, they could have known what was good and what was evil without(!) doing it. Abstinence is good. Disobedience is bad. They lived in paradise! What could have been another way for Adam and Eve to know what was good and what was evil? And in conclusion, here is a quote from 2 Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 4:
«…Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God !»
«My husband is always against my reprimanding the children. He insists that one can smoke, drink, swear and use bad language until he regularly prays in the evening. He lets our children develop as they might.
I am playing the role of a bad mother while he is playing the role of a wonderful father. As his wife, should I put up with this? Does it not conflict with the Scripture saying that a wife must submit to her husband?»
PAT ROBERTSON:
Anita, a wife does not have to obey her husband if he breaks the Law of God. A man is a spiritual leader in his family as long as he is staying under "the roof" of God's Law. But if he resists God and teaches others to do the same, he is an apostate. Do you wonder if you have to obey him? Of course, not. But I always say, if you chose to marry him, you vowed fidelity to each other. Your husband needs the Lord. He believes he is a Christian but I doubt he is. Besides, he needs a pastor's help. He needs a one who could sit next to him and explain to him that he is ruining his children. Evidently, he does't listen to what you say to him, but this is not bad. Everyone knows that many men don't like to submit to their wives, and that is right. Pastors are the competent people who can help. Probably, you husband has a distorted perception of the spiritual principles. He is responsible for being a spiritual leader in his family rather than the devil's embodiment leading his family astray from faith. This is my opinion. This is what I think you should do. Get help from a competent pastor as soon as possible.
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