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How did Adam and Eve Fall according to the literal interpretation of the Bible?
They ate a fruit.
Who was involved in the spiritual fall and who was involved in the physical fall?
spiritual - Lucifer and Eve
physical - Eve and Adam
What is the violation of heavenly law which is committed when a person forms a common base with Satan.
Sin
Did freedom cause the human Fall? (Yes or No)
No!
Everyone is struggling to attain ______ and avoid misfortune.
Happiness
What did the tree of life and tree of the knowledge of good and evil represent?
tree of life - perfected Adam
tree of the knowledge of good and evil - perfected Eve
What did God create prior to any other creation?
Angels
What was the period during which the commandment of "Do not eat the fruit" necessary for Adam and Eve?
While they were immature.
To inherit God's creative nature, human beings as the ultimate creation must grow to perfection by ____________.
fulfilling their portion of responsibility
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
The interaction generating all the forces an entity needs for existence, multiplication, and action.
Give-and-take action
What is the root of sin?
Illicit sexual relationship with an angel.
Why did God create angels?
God created angels to be His retainers, who would assist Him in creating and sustaining the universe
What are the four types of sins, in order?
1) Original Sin
2) Hereditary Sin
3) Collective Sin
4) Individual Sin
What is freedom's internal nature and external form?
Free will and the free action pursuant to that will
Name and explain the 3 Great Blessings.
1. Be fruitful: the individual can attain individual perfection by uniting the mind and body through give and take action with God as their center.
2. Multiply: two perfected individuals joining together in loving oneness(husband and wife) and raise children.
3. Have Dominion: the perfection of a being's Dominion over the natural world by the four position foundation of dominion established centered on God
What is the identity of the serpent? List 3 of the 5 reasons how the Divine Principle reveals this.
An angel
1) Able to converse with people
2) Caused the Fall of humans
3) Knew the Will of God
4) Lived in Heaven
5) Dominates the human soul
What was the motivation for the spiritual fall?
Lucifer felt as though he were receiving less love than he normally did and wanted the central position in human society, so he seduced Eve.
What are the four primary characteristics of the fallen natures, in order?
1) Failing to see from God's viewpoint.
2) Leaving one's proper position.
3) Reversal of dominion
4) Multiplying the criminal act (evil)
What are the three characteristics of freedom from the viewpoint of the principle?
1) There is no freedom outside the Principle
2) There is no freedom without responsibility
3) There is no freedom without accomplishments
What are the reasons God endowed human beings with a portion of responsibility?
1. Inherit the creative nature of God.
2. Participate in God's great work of creation.
3. Earn ownership over all of creation.
4. Rule over creation as creators.
Explain the reason behind the name of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Eve was created immaturely, and needed to go through the growing period. So it was possible for her to bear either good fruit or evil fruit as she was maturing.
What was the motivation for the physical fall?
Eve wanted to rid herself of the dread, stand before God, and unite with her intended spouse, so she seduced Adam
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
How does Satan perpetrate his evil activities? Describe the process.
Satan's object partners are evil spirits in the spirit world. The object partners to these evil spirits are the spirit selves of evil people on Earth, and the vehicles through which these evil spirit selves act are their physical selves. Accordingly the power of Satan is conveyed through these evil spirits and manifested in the activities of earthly people.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Why did God not intervene in preventing the Fall from happening (3 reasons)?
1) to maintain the absoluteness and perfection
2) that God alone can be the creator
3) to make human beings the lords of creation
List the three aspects of the position of human beings in the cosmos.
1) Rulers of the universe
2) The mediator and the center of harmony of the cosmos
3) Microcosm (encapsulates all the essences of the universe)