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Yahshua also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death works in us, but life in you.

Once more we see that if we adopt the serpent seed doctrine the divine pattern is broken. If Cain, the
man-slayer, is not the firstborn son of the first Adam, then he cannot serve as a counterpart to the
firstborn sons of the last Adam who lay down their lives that others may live.

Another pattern we observe in the opening chapters of Genesis reveals the goodness of God as a
Father. Yahweh cannot be charged with negligence, inattentiveness, or an absence of care and love
toward His creation, especially toward man. The Bible reveals that Yahweh takes no delight in sin,
or in punishing mankind. His heart is that mankind would walk in righteousness in order that they
would not suffer the just penalty that results from evil behavior.

Ezekiel 18:23
“Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares Yahweh God, “rather than that he
should turn from his ways and live?”

Lamentations 3:31-33
For the Lord will not reject forever, for if He causes grief, then He will have compassion according
to His abundant lovingkindness. For He does not afflict willingly, or grieve the sons of men.

We see throughout the Bible that Satan must get permission to tempt, or afflict the people of God.
Satan had to request permission from God to sift Peter as wheat (Luke 22:31). Had God not granted
permission, Satan could not have tested Peter. Similarly, we observe that God had placed protection
around Job, and Satan had to get permission to touch the man. In granting permission, Yahweh always
set limits to what Satan can do.

Job 1:9-12
So Satan answered Yahweh and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge
around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the
work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But now, stretch out Your hand and
touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" And Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold,
all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person." So Satan went out from the
presence of Yahweh.