INQUIRER: Why did God create a garden in Eden where the sin of man originated?

BRO. ELI F. SORIANO: The sin of man did not originate in Eden. It would mean that we are blaming God. The reason God created Eden was to take care of Adam in Eden. That was a garden. Because Eden was a country. That country was called Eden in the time of Moses. But before that, that place didn't possess the name Eden. It was just a garden located in Eden, according to Moses. It means that there was already a country called Eden in the time of Moses. The Bible was written in the time of Moses, we should understand, it does not mean that Genesis was written at the time of Eve and Adam. Thousands of years ago had past before Genesis was written. Then, that place was called Eden in the time of Moses. But in the time of Eve and Adam, they did not know of Eden. That is obvious in others who read the Bible, we immediately think that... Like now, whenever I write now, I write "EDSA". But in the past, that road was not EDSA. Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue. That was Highway 54 when I was little. If you write now Highway 54, people will not understand what Highway 54 is because it is now called EDSA. So, when Moses wrote the Bible, he wrote Eden for the people to understand in his time where in Eden God placed Eve and Adam. There was not yet the name Eden when Adam and Eve was brought there. And that was a garden. Why does God need to put a garden? Because it is very essential for man to live in the midst of plants. Amidst plants, there is a rich supply of oxygen and negative ions. Man needs that for the maintenance of our health to boost our immune system. Adam and Eve lived in the middle of the garden - no cover, no roofs, no walls. So the air flows freely; the air is always fresh. There is an abundant supply of fresh air having negative ions. There is no positive ion, practically, because it is a garden with consistent full supply of oxygen. Now, why was Adam there? So that God can take care of him. Because outside Eden, there is a desert... Eden is somewhere in Turkey. In that place, there are very hot regions, and there are very cold regions. So, the temperature in the garden is just moderate. He walked on ground and grass that charge his body with electrical current. So, Eden is a very healthy environment. God put Adam and Eve there. Because outside Eden there might be big animals that might destroy them, but in the garden where God took care of them, they were safe there. That is how it is. We should understand, God is greater than a parent in caring for His children. He should protect Adam, so, He put him in the garden. He did not put him in an aquarium because Eve and Adam were not fish. They were put in the garden. That is how it is.