This is such an interesting exhibition of the harm religion can do. The cheerful willingness to absolve the monser and blame the victims, using passive language and insinuation.
It seems to me - you have a totally different concept understanding of the bible, than many theists do (I am asssuming Ephesians understands it as I do), in contex that 'death and sin' came into the world, AFTER Adam and Eve (who were perfect in the first place) were decieved.
“Came into” as if it just, *poof* accidentally, oh, snap! where did that
come from?
It didn’t “come into” the world at all, according to your story. It was
brought in on purpose by the all powerful creator. Nothing is made, your story goes, except by it. Your god created evil, he created death and sin, brought them into the world and placed his victims right down into it.
“Were deceived.” So passive. Such an abbrogation of responsibility. You are willing to give the monster a pass. Even though your god created Adam and Eve without the ability to perceive deception, and then placed them right there with the deliberately made Ultimate Deceiver.
And your abusive god figure tells you to blame the guileless naive new humans for the outcome. And you do it.
“Were deceived.” “Came into.” So detached from responsibility. This is one of the evils of religion - that you are willing to ignore culpability and celebrate abuse.
We can see your
“underestanding” of the bible, and how you place your abuser outside of responsibility for his own actions. And you’re right, we don’t “understand” the story the way you do, through a lens that enables evil.