If you look closely, it says God made every tree in the garden to grow (not that He planted them).
God's sun and rain fall on the just and unjust alike.
We know that Satan was already in the garden.
And as the parable in Matthew 13 of the wheat and tares informs us, Satan has also planted seeds.
It's just another way of looking at it prophetically.
I'm not saying that this is the ONLY way to look at it.
God created ALL, there is no other creator. Genesis 1:11 And God said, let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
1:12......and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind...
Matthew 15
(13) But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Talk about taking scripture out of context, I think you've taken the cake with that.
1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of sin is death; and the strength of sin is the law.
More importantly in my point would be to say, the strength of sin is NOT Satan.
Study Romans chapter 7. Pay attention to verse 8: For apart from the law sin is dead...
Again, it does NOT say apart from Satan sin is dead.
Apparently too many are getting sin and Satan confused. It is understandable to a certain degree, but for all practical purposes, Satan and sin are two completely separate issues.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did not die for my salvation from Satan. He died so I could be saved from sin. MY sin, not yours, not Satan's. My sin came upon me through Adam which is the Hebrew word for man.
Show me where scripture says sin entered the world through Satan. Or that we sin because of Satan.
Satan is the tempter, the accuser, but sin is disobedience to any and everything God commanded. My sin issue is between God and me, and for that reason His salvation issue is also between God and me. Satan has nothing to do with it. Separate issue all together.
This thread has at bare minimum brought out these truths that there is a distinct difference between sin and salvation, and Satan's sin against God.
Satan is a separate issue.
There is sin and salvation from it=issue number one. This is between God and man; has nothing to do with Satan.
There is Satan's sin against God= issue number two. This is between God and Satan: has nothing to do with man.
They appear to be intermingled because BOTH Satan and man happen to be here.
I sure hope some body gets this and it benefits at least one person. I'm grieved that Satan's deceptions and lies have created confusion between these issues; but isn't that just the perfect truth of Satan's lies? To get us thinking that his sin (Satan's) is why we are guilty and deserve to be condemned. What a mess.