The tree of the knowledge of good and evil became the Law which brings death to all mankind. When we know the difference between right and wrong, we are accountable to God for our choices in what we do and how we live.
To eat of the tree of life, we must return to the Garden of Eden which is the presence of the Lord. Each of us becomes the Adam in the Garden of our hearts when the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us. He leads us to the tree of life while we are in the presence of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is manifest in these bodies of flesh. Temptations and trials will come, but our obedience to His word and repentance when we do will bring us to the tree of life and into the image of God.
A garden of Eden is manifest in each person who receives the breath of life from God. This is the Holy Spirit whose presence brings us into the garden of decision. That person now has the choice between the tree of life or the forbidden fruit of disobedience. We become the Adam in our own garden of enlightenment and decision. Every decision we make will point us to one tree or the other. Everyone who has not been made alive by the Spirit of God will be unable to approach the tree of life.
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