OF SIN AND INNOCENCE (IGNORANCE)

I would like to emphasize that I have written this article not to question the Almighty nor be blasphemous but for the sake of seeking answers.

In the Genesis account, God created man and woman. He allowed them to live in paradise, The Garden of Eden. He entrusted all of His other creations to man. He also permitted man to eat all kinds of edible fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts that is found in the garden, including the fruit from the Tree of Life. However, He specified that they should not consume the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge for they will perish.

Then one day when Eve was walking in the garden, she encountered the devil, in a form of a serpent (not necessarily a snake). The devil convinced her to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, that there is nothing wrong with having knowledge, and that they will not die; the woman succumb to the temptation. To her surprise she did not die (well not instantaneously), and she shared her discovery to her partner, Adam, and he also ate the fruit. After it, there innocence was shattered and in less than the blink of an eye there was an influx of knowledge. Right there and then the first sin, malice (in my opinion^_^), manifested and they were conscious that they were naked.

From what I have understood, prior to the fall of humanity, sin did not exist due to the reason that Adam and Eve don't know what is right and wrong; they were in a state of innocence or should I say ignorance and because of that they can't define sin thus they were spared from it. So my question is does innocence or ignorance from the law excuses you after all? Also can the stage of "purity" be compared to the infancy to toddler stage wherein innocence is somehow manifested (does that statement makes sense)?

OF RELIGION

Religion as the topic for debate is really the most stupid. People who brags about their religion only shows how self-righteous and proud they are for they don't realize that they are not really spreading the glory of God but just promoting the religion itself; the practices and traditions.

A person somewhat limits himself to extend his hand, his help, his love towards his fellow because of religion; and in some cases it generates hate and violence. It also creates a room for prejudice and unjust stereotyping just like what is happening between Muslims and Christians. Humanity is already divided. Why don't everyone be just like Christ,a Jew, but did not allow his religion to contain and limit him. Instead he extended himself to the world and because of that it witnessed the glory and love of God.

Remember religion is not made by God, it is made by man and any system made by man is not perfect. It is so much tainted with practices and tradition.At the end of the day religion doesn't matter since it is just secular, what matters most is your spirituality and your faith to God. The Holy Scripture (e.g. Bible and Quo ran) is still the best way to learn on how one should establish and have a relationship with the Almighty.