Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:
but the word "purified" by itself is meaningless... we all
know what "fulfilled" is... but it cannot always be "fulfilled"
(willingly or otherwise) due to one reason or another... and so...
[b]But desire fulfilled is a tree of
life.[/b]
I see what you mean. I think the author of the original quote
meant to say that desires are not evil in themselves, there are
some desires that are acceptable in God's sight. Thus, they are not
to be exterminated but first purified (desires of pure intentions,
acceptable to God, etc).
Eve's desire towards the tree of knowledge of good and evil was
fulfilled, but that certainly did not lead to a tree of life as her
original desire was not in accordance with God's desire. In this
instance, her desire needed to be purified by the Word of God,
which was not to eat of that tree.
But yes, we all have experienced what it is like to have one's
desires fulfilled and know what that feels like!
