In the minds of most people, especially young people, the words ''obey" and "obedience" create a negative impression. No-one is eager to blindly obey a command issued by an unknown person. Our default mindset is to be suspicious and even distrustful of the unknown.
When we are distrustful of a trustworthy person, however, it hurts both the person and ourselves. Adam and Eve were seduced into breaking the single commandment their Creator had given them. This could only happen after distrust in the Almighty had been sown and taken root in their hearts. He had expressly warned Adam that death would be the immediate consequence of eating the forbidden fruit.
The human condition has not changed. Our natural tendency is to want life and what it has to offer independently from the one who created life. That is what Adam got after he had eaten the forbidden fruit. But the innocent relationship he had previously had with God died.
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