Posted by Daniel [Daniel] on March 31, 1999 at 06:23:01 {ohFII14TUcd7mk7iYlAE2T5vuJVHm.}:
Hi Daniel here.
Have you ever wonder why the society repeatedly mentions Adam & Eve in their own litterature?, of course they have great value in the whole biblical perspective of human history, but what I mean is that, aren't they
after all, one of the greatest apostates ever lived, except satan of course. :-)
If you view how strictly the society have been handling and treating apostates both now and in the past, it is noteworthy how "humble" and "respectfully"
they describes A&E.
Let�s take a closer look at these different samples coming from WT history:
*** fy 183 16 Secure a Lasting Future for Your Family ***
Jehovah united Adam and Eve in marriage, Adam expressed his joy by speaking
the earliest recorded Hebrew poetry.
*** it-2 1181 Wickedness ***
the Devil, who caused the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, to rebel against God, stands in opposition to God�s righteous standard and is appropriately termed "the
wicked one." (Mt 6:13; 13:19, 38; 1Jo 2:13, 14; 5:19) The rebellion initiated by Satan called into question the rightfulness and righteousness of God�s sovereignty, that is, whether God�s rulership over his creatures is exercised righteously
and in their best interests. The fact that Adam and Eve rebelled also raised another issue: Would all other intelligent creatures prove unfaithful and disloyal to God when obedience appeared to bring no material benefits? Satan�s claim
respecting faithful Job implied that they would do so. Satan said: "Skin out your hand, please, and touch as far as his bone and his flesh and see whether he will not curse you to your very face."�Job 2:4, 5; see SOVEREIGNTY.in behalf of
skin, and everything that a man has he will give in behalf of his soul. For a change, thrust
So what is puzzling me is that how come the society use illustrations of Paradise, including Adam & Eve, when they obvious
in other terms are mentioning Adam & Eve as apostates,& big sinners, talk about double standards, huh?
I don�t know if you know exactly what I mean but I hope you do.
It would be interesting to know if someone else have made the same
observations as I have, in that case I�m not crazy after all.:-)/ Daniel Alfredson