As I was sitting and listening in the temple session yesterday, an idea struck me, that I'd never really thought about before. The thought was this - there are two trees in the garden, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and the Tree of Life. Adam and Eve choose to partake of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, despite being commanded not to. Upon being cast out, to prevent them from partaking of the fruit of the Tree of Life without sufficiently repenting, the Lord sends angels to protect the tree and keep them from it. But - the Lord does nothing to prevent them from partaking of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil again. They are not given any physical barrier to prevent them from doing so again and again if they choose to.
It may be a simplistic thought, but it was just a reminder to me that the Lord gives us commandments, but he also allows us to choose if we will keep them. And he considers this so important, that despite his sorrow when we have to face the consequences of our actions, he still doesn't put up any barriers to keep us from choosing if we'll keep the commandments or not.
It may be a simplistic thought, but it was just a reminder to me that the Lord gives us commandments, but he also allows us to choose if we will keep them. And he considers this so important, that despite his sorrow when we have to face the consequences of our actions, he still doesn't put up any barriers to keep us from choosing if we'll keep the commandments or not.
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