Re: Setting Children Up to Fail
The Bible tells us that Eve was deceived. My understanding is that, up until she started listening to Satan, the tree wasn't that big an issue - the tree, by itself, wasn't the temptation. Satan used the tree to create a temptation. Does that make sense? The tree wasn't tempting them - the temptation was more about the fact that Eve decided to trust Satan, not God. The temptation was more about disobeying God than about the appeal of the tree - apparently, the tree wasn't all that appealing when they considered it dangerous. :P IIRC, only after Eve believes Satan and decides the tree is good for food is the tree "pleasant to [her] eyes."
Adam quite likely knew better, but he stood back until Eve acted as guinea pig; when she didn't show any immediate ill effect he gave the fruit a try.
Sheryl
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