Is it a sin to eat an apple?

First, the Bible doesn’t say it was an apple, so there is little basis to believe that was the fruit in question. Second, even if it was, the exact fruit wasn’t the sin. Disobeying God was. In other words, there’s absolutely no Biblical reason to avoid eating apples.

What does forbidden fruit symbolize?

As a metaphor outside of the Abrahamic religions the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.

What does the Apple symbolize in the Bible?

In the Old Testament, the apple was significant of the fall of man; in the New Testament, it is an emblem of the redemption from that fall. The apple is represented in pictures of the Madonna and Infant Jesus as another sign of that redemption.

Why did God create apples?

God created man and gave him freedom of choice. I think God wanted humankind to have free will/free choice. As people with free will, Adam/Eve had the choice to eat of the forbidden fruit. They could have chosen not to.

Did God say you shall not eat?

[3] But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

What is the biblical meaning of forbidden fruit?

Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat. In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden.

Why did Adam and Eve eat the Forbidden Fruit?

He enticed Adam and his wife Eve to disobey God by eating the only forbidden fruit in the entire garden, falsely claiming that the fruit would make them “like God, knowing good and evil” ( Gen. 3:4–5 ). The moment Adam and Eve ate the fruit, their eyes were opened—but not in the way Satan led them to believe.

What is the Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Eden?

“Sex,” many people will answer. They believe that the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden was a symbol of sexual relations and that Adam and Eve sinned by committing a sexual act. The idea is not new.

What does the Bible say about eating the tree of knowledge?

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” ( Gen. 2:16– 17) Adam and Eve were responsible to serve God and care for all the creation under their dominion.

What did God replace the figs Adam and Eve wore?

Then God replaced the man-made fig leaves Adam and Eve wore: “And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them” ( Gen. 3:21 ). Finally, God drove Adam and Eve out of the garden and placed an angel to guard the tree of life.