Isaiah 45:7 is a declaration of sovereignty, and all things are in relation to Him... and this is very different than this being a dualistic creation by design, but I can understand why that would be the thought. I think the verse actually shows creation is monistic and relational.

So, Looking back at the tree of knowledge... a Dualistic or rather LoO approach would/does make the tree something ironically manipulative. It is adversarial in its nature. The Tree becomes a device of external moral coercion, a shit test of obedience against an opposing force (or polarity). Free will is paradoxically manufactured.

The "One source" approach is the tree of knowledge is relational and participatory. The tree is a mirror to the human will.

So, when I say choice always existed in the Garden... that is fundamental to our nature as humans. When viewed from the one source lens, the catalyst is not the tree itself, but the human heart. It is a relational awareness that is activated with the tree, how much the human heart aligns with God's.

I'll add more later...

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Speaking to Isaiah 45:7, the word in Hebrew for evil is Ra'. I'm not sure if there is significance to this regarding the Law of One. Perhaps an unconscious reference to this justifying our inner turmoil and misalignment and perhaps these texts need redemption.

Isaiah 45:7 is a declaration of sovereignty, and all things are in relation to Him... and this is very different than this being a dualistic creation by design, but I can understand why that would be the thought. I think the verse actually shows creation is monistic and relational.

So, Looking back at the tree of knowledge... a Dualistic or rather LoO approach would/does make the tree something ironically manipulative. It is adversarial in its nature. The Tree becomes a device of external moral coercion, a shit test of obedience against an opposing force (or polarity). Free will is paradoxically manufactured.

The "One source" approach is the tree of knowledge is relational and participatory. The tree is a mirror to the human will.

So, when I say choice always existed in the Garden... that is fundamental to our nature as humans. When viewed from the one source lens, the catalyst is not the tree itself, but the human heart. It is a relational awareness that is activated with the tree, how much the human heart aligns with God's.

I'll add more later...