Long ago, in the Garden of Eden, there was a tree. This was a special tree that God had placed there for the sole purpose of causing the eater of the fruit thereof to live forever. Adam and Eve were encouraged to eat of this tree and many others. But there was another tree in the garden of which God forbade them to eat. Genesis 2:9 says, “ And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. ” Then in verses 16-17 we read, “ And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. ” But the inhabitants of the garden chose to disobey God’s command, and as a result, they faced expulsion from Paradise. (Genesis 3:22-24) Adam and Eve chose to forfeit their right to e...