What was Good And What Was Not


After creating all the things, God saw that it was good (1.4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, and 31). In 2.18, however, God saw something that was not good: the loneliness of man. This shows us how important human relationship is , marriage, family, love and companionship (Cf. Ec.4.9-12).

What God gives us and what and what He ask us. (1.29; 2.16, 17)

God gave Adam and Eva the Paradise to live with a great variety of fruitful trees. However, He ordered that they should not eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of the good and evil. What he gave to the man was infinitely more than what he demanded. However, humans want more, even what it is not ours. the Man did not eat many of the Fruits that have been made for him, but was keen to eat what was prohibited.

Do not eat all the results. There is a “divine reserve”. This can be compared with the offers that we do or with the help that we give to the needy. In Moses’ law we see this Principle. The harvesters had to leave behind the “scrawls”, which was a remaining of harvest. This should be for the foreigner and the poor person. However, human selfishness often is greater than human kindness, which may be the cause for human ruin.

God gave man his own will, right of choice, many things for his delight. However, there is a limit. In all the areas of our life there are limits that need to be respected. We need to begin respecting what belongs to God and, after that what belongs to our neighbors. “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” We cannot want everything for ourselves, or wait for an absolute freedom, which allows us to have everything, to use everything, as if each one of us was the center of the universe.