The Greed of Knowledge and Being a "Good Man"
"But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" Genesis 3:4-5 (ESV) Knowledge and capability is often evidence that God is working in and growing us – but it shouldn't be worshipped. Being obedient is always step one. The corruption of Creation showed us that ultimately, the desire to know everything is what led to mankind's downfall. The human desire to bring ourselves to God's level is something we frown on, and we resent the original man and woman for allowing to bring sin into the world God created. The fact that we think that we have the authority to condemn them is ironic, because it proves that man will always, at one point or another, place himself above others out of the pride and arrogance that he masks as righteousness. If anything, our desire to limit the capability and will of the Lord, whether by prioritizing our...