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<title>ASA - October 1997: Re: T/D #2 (sustenance & concurrence)</title>
<h1>Re: T/D #2 (sustenance & concurrence)</h1>
Craig Rusbult (<i>rusbult@vms2.macc.wisc.edu</i>)<br>
<i>Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:20:18 -0500</i>
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re; my comment<br>
<i>>> the main thing that was "spoiled" was our chance for eternal life</i><br>
<i>>>(which was offered by God only to humans, as symbolized in the Tree of</i><br>
<i>>>Life) until -- as you explain, Keith -- this life was regained for us</i><br>
<i>>> by Jesus on the Cross.</i><br>
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Keith W says,<br>
<i>>'Main' in this sentence is an important modifier. You obviously believe</i><br>
<i>>there are others things too? And how is that other spoiling rectified?</i><br>
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<i>>As you know, I'm convinced that there are other things indicated in the</i><br>
<i>>Biblical account. I'm just wanting to be clear what you are saying.</i><br>
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I haven't studied this a lot, but in the second half of Genesis 3 there<br>
is "more lost" than eternal life; life on earth will be made more difficult<br>
for *humans*, but I don't see any "general spoiling" of nature in these<br>
changes. Humans did the sin, and bear the penalties; of course, losing<br>
eternal life (until the Cross & Resurrection) was the BIG loss.<br>
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Craig<br>
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