Why Do We Grow Old and Die?

IT WAS not God's purpose for humans to die. Our first parents. Adam and Eve , were created perfect in mind and body; they could have been alive today.  This is clear from what Jehovah said to Adam concerning a certain tree that grew in the garden of Eden.

"In the day you eat from  [the tree}," God told Adam, "you will certainly die." (Genesis 2:17) That command would have made no sense if Adam was meant to grow old and die anyway. Adam knew that if he did not eat from the tree, he would not die.

Adam and Eve did not need to eat from the tree to sustain their  life-there were man fruit-bearing trees in the garden. (Genesis 2:9) By not eating from the tree, the first couple would have shown their obedience to the One who gave them life. It would also have shown that they recognized God's right to direct their ways. 

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