Was sending Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden a blessing or a curse?

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I never thought about it in terms of a blessing or a curse. I thought of it as a punishment for disobeying rules which has a negative connotation. But ultimately being banished set in motion a string of events that made life as we know it today.
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Adam and Eve were disobedient to God's order. Inturn they were driven away from the Garden of Eden. It was a blessing because God has forgiven them and blessed them with a chance to please Him and get their position back in Garden of Eden. This time period is limited and it is a trial period to assess whether they are anymore obedient to God's order or not. Because if wrong deeds are done once only, they are mistake. But if repeatedly committed, then it is a conscious behavior which is a sin. It is not a curse. It is just last chance to prove their innocence and loyalty in front of God. They don't have to listen to Satan anymore. Inturn, they'll stay in Garden of Eden.

Moreover, this world is not only limited to trials and obligations. It has many beautiful aspects, flavors and treats for them. These treats can whether distract from right path and sometimes lead to God's pleasure if right decisions are made according to God's rules and regulations written in His Holy Book.
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It was more of a curse than a blessing. They had to experience something that was not in the plan for their life and it was really hard for them.
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I see it more as a result of disobedience than a curse. After all, is God really the cursing type? I don't think so.
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We actually discussed this in class once and I feel torn between the two opinions.
Its a blessing because if the incidents had turned out different, human race wouldn't be where it is right now. But if Eve hadn't ate the apple we would've still been thriving happily in heaven.
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underthe_cloudyskies wrote: 29 Jul 2020, 08:12 We actually discussed this in class once and I feel torn between the two opinions.
Its a blessing because if the incidents had turned out different, human race wouldn't be where it is right now. But if Eve hadn't ate the apple we would've still been thriving happily in heaven.
I often think that when I get to heaven, I want to ask the Almighty about this whole "Free Will" thing... The human race was sinless and living in paradise. I know He wants us to choose Him as our free choice, but I'd be just as happy with perfection in the Garden.
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Leecedar wrote: 29 Jul 2020, 18:20
underthe_cloudyskies wrote: 29 Jul 2020, 08:12 We actually discussed this in class once and I feel torn between the two opinions.
Its a blessing because if the incidents had turned out different, human race wouldn't be where it is right now. But if Eve hadn't ate the apple we would've still been thriving happily in heaven.
I often think that when I get to heaven, I want to ask the Almighty about this whole "Free Will" thing... The human race was sinless and living in paradise. I know He wants us to choose Him as our free choice, but I'd be just as happy with perfection in the Garden.
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My own thoughts on this are that it's not a blessing at all, because God design this garden to be a stress-free place. But after they were been drove out it's really full one difficulty to another.
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I don't think, driving Adam and Eve out of the Garden was a curse or a punishment. God is almighty and always forgives his creation (human being) even when we human beings don't really feel guilty about the sins that we do. He is a masterplanner and don't you think Adam and Eve eating the fruit must have been His part of plan for something greater.
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Sending them away from the Garden seems like a punishment to me for their disobedience to God. Thus, a curse in some form. The universe was made after that, which I see as a worse place than the paradise of course. So, I feel it was a curse with a scope of asking for forgiveness.
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shamayelnur wrote: 05 Aug 2020, 19:00 Sending them away from the Garden seems like a punishment to me for their disobedience to God. Thus, a curse in some form. The universe was made after that, which I see as a worse place than the paradise of course. So, I feel it was a curse with a scope of asking for forgiveness.
Actually, the universe was completely made for a long time before Adam and Eve sinned. They were cast out of paradise into the world as consequence for their sin and to prevent them from compounding that sin by eating the fruit from the Tree of Life.
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I think their being sent out of the garden was the natural outcome of their actions. Disobedience has its consequences.
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I think it was both. Curse and blessing as well.
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I think it all depends on how you want to look at it but clearly every action attracts a reaction, positive or negative.It works so even with God
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every curse might become a blessing at some time and every blessing can be a curse. Everything changes with time and perspective.
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