Genesis Chapter Three
Why is it when we see a picture of Eve in the garden of Eden, we see her with a serpent and an apple? Why, because whoever drew the picture drew it out of a childish mind and a child's mind is limited to the deeper truths of God's word. It's like when the scripture says in 1Corinthians 13:11, When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. As a child grows, so should his understanding.
The picture of Eve in the garden with an apple and a snake is for babes. It is drawn that way on a child's level of understanding to help them understanding about what happened in the garden of Eden. But, as the child grows, so should their level of understanding.
Now, we are the children of God, when we are born again we enter in as babes in Christ and we are fed with the sincere milk of the word, (1Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:) Now, the word grow means to enlarge or increase; as we grow we enlarge or increase in our understanding of God and his word.
Our problem is that many pastors and teachers, are not growing in the word of God they are still on milk themselves, and the scripture says in Hebrews 5:1,3 For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. The word unskillful here is translated, inexperienced, ignorant. This is why we are still looking with our understanding at a picture of Eve in the garden with an apple and a snake hanging out of a tree their understanding of that picture ( or knowledge) has not grown or increased in the word of God. They are still inexperienced or ignorant and they have not grown or increased in the word of God to start eating strong meat, (this is why they like their traditions or methods.) The scripture says, Hebrews 5:14, But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
There are some of us in the body of Christ that should have matured into eating strong meat, but Sunday after Sunday they are given and giving milk because they are still babes in their understanding of the word of God.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature (age) of the fullness of Christ:
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (does that remind you of the Serpent? it should)
Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
So now, let's talk about who or what was really in the garden of Eden.
By Prophetess Doris Wilson
Why is it when we see a picture of Eve in the garden of Eden, we see her with a serpent and an apple? Why, because whoever drew the picture drew it out of a childish mind and a child's mind is limited to the deeper truths of God's word. It's like when the scripture says in 1Corinthians 13:11, When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. As a child grows, so should his understanding.
The picture of Eve in the garden with an apple and a snake is for babes. It is drawn that way on a child's level of understanding to help them understanding about what happened in the garden of Eden. But, as the child grows, so should their level of understanding.Now, we are the children of God, when we are born again we enter in as babes in Christ and we are fed with the sincere milk of the word, (1Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:) Now, the word grow means to enlarge or increase; as we grow we enlarge or increase in our understanding of God and his word.
Our problem is that many pastors and teachers, are not growing in the word of God they are still on milk themselves, and the scripture says in Hebrews 5:1,3 For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. The word unskillful here is translated, inexperienced, ignorant. This is why we are still looking with our understanding at a picture of Eve in the garden with an apple and a snake hanging out of a tree their understanding of that picture ( or knowledge) has not grown or increased in the word of God. They are still inexperienced or ignorant and they have not grown or increased in the word of God to start eating strong meat, (this is why they like their traditions or methods.) The scripture says, Hebrews 5:14, But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
There are some of us in the body of Christ that should have matured into eating strong meat, but Sunday after Sunday they are given and giving milk because they are still babes in their understanding of the word of God.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature (age) of the fullness of Christ:
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (does that remind you of the Serpent? it should)
Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
So now, let's talk about who or what was really in the garden of Eden.
By Prophetess Doris Wilson
