Reference

Genesis 3:22

And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
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And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

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Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

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And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

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So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Conditional Immortality (Hell context)
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Inherent Immortality
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Conditional Immortality (Hell context)

This verse describes a preventative measure to stop humans from living forever *in their current state* by accessing the tree of life, rather than defining the ultimate fate of the unsaved or implying that immortality is exclusively for the saved.

Inherent Immortality

The verse does not support inherent immortality because it explicitly states that eating from the tree of life is necessary for man to "live forever," implying that immortality is conditional and not an inherent quality of humanity. The divine action to prevent access to the tree further suggests that perpetual life is not a natural state for humans.