Peace to you!
AGuest- I still think that Adam and Eve had no idea what they were getting into.
Well, at least one of them did. And you don't have to take my word for it. Even "the Bible" says that it was Eve who was deceived... but that Adam... was not. If he was not deceived, then I tend to think he knew EXACTLY what he was getting into. Or at least, he THOUGHT he did. But you know the saying, "A hard head... makes a soft..." well, you know...
"God" obviously did not outline what "selling their progeny" would entail. He left them with extremely vague warnings and tons of naivete. They were just like children in a sense. God
God... did not make them an offer, dear one. The "salesman"... the one who SHOULD have outlined exactly what they were getting into by means of "contracting" with HIM... did. And no, he didn't tell them what "selling their progeny" would entail. He was a LIAR, remember? Why WOULD he?
(In my best "Dr. Phil" voice) - Do ya'll not see what's happening here?
Ward tells the Beev, "Look, son, that's a pretty souped up ride I got out there in the garage, and you don't have your license yet. Who knows, maybe one day I'll let you take her for a spin, but right now she's pretty dangerous! You touch her, and you're going to die! Why? 'Cause I'm gonna kill ya? No, because you don't know what you're doing. That machine in the hands of a kid is a loaded gun. You just don't know what a car like that can do just yet, and she'll get away from you and careen you off some road. So, I'm telling you, stay away from her. Yes, I know the washing machine's out there, and so you've got to go out there to do your laundry (oh, for heaven's sake, he's 14! June went back to work!). And yeah, I know your bike's out there, too, and you need it to get school. But I'm telling you to leave that car alone, and I'm not telling you this because I don't love you... I'm telling you because I DO love you and I don't want... (to have to explain your death to your mother... you know how she gets...uh, sorry)... anything to happen to you."
But... well, along comes... Eddie Haskel... who says, "Gee, Beev... is it true yer dad tol' youse you couldn't use anyt'ing in the garage... I mean, youse can't even ride yer bike... can't even wash yer clothes?"
And the Beev says, "Nahh, Eddie, he ain't said nuthin' like that. He only said we can't drive the hotrod 'cause it's too dangerous... we could die."
And Eddie Haskel says, "Awww, Beev, she ain't dangerous! Yer dad jus' tol' you that 'cause he knows that if you drive her, you'll be like HIM... drivin' all over town and all. And you won't need him no more to drive you to movies or out for shakes anymore.. you can drive yerself. Heck, you could even go to the drive-in and pick up chicks like he use'ta do! It ain't dangerous... and you ain't gonna die."
So, the Beev... and Whitey... go for a ride. Problem is... Ward hadn't finished tweaking the brakes... AND... they lived on a hill! So, while it's true that they started at a slow roll... it was inevitable that they would pick up momentum... and crash. Fatally.
I know, I know... some would say "Well, then, Ward should have just said that the car had no breaks." Perhaps. But I'll bet you 10:1... Eddie would have said, "Awww, Beev, don't worry about THAT - all you need ta do is DOWNSHIFT!!!"
Sigh! I wonder that for some of you... Ward would still be to blame. Not Eddie Haskel... and certainly not the Beev.
Anyway, I bid you peace.
A slave of Christ,
SJ