Section 6
signified by the tree of life, and thereby become a God-man.
In Genesis 1 we have the man created by God. In Genesis 2 there is the indication that God wanted the man created by Him to receive Him by partaking of the fruit of the tree of life. How ever, the created man failed in that he did not receive the tree of life. Because man did not par take of the tree of life, he remained simply a God-created man.
THE FAILURE OF THE GOD-CREATED MAN
In Genesis 3 the enemy, the tempter, came in to tempt the man God had created. Because man had not become a God-man, because he did not actually have God within him, he was not able to withstand the enemy's temptation. The reason Adam could not withstand the temptation was that he was merely a God-created man, not a God-man. It is very important for us to see this.
THE MAN EQUIPPED BY GOD
AND WITH GOD
In Genesis 1 and 2 we have a God-created man, a man who was not able to withstand the temptation of God's enemy. If we were Adam