Another Deep Question

We were driving down the road and Bubby, 5, asked, "Why did God make Adam and Eve eat the apple?"

We chuckled and said, "No, God didn't make them eat the apple, they chose to eat the apple."

"But God knew they were going to eat the apple. That doesn't sound like a choice to me." (I know, deep thoughts for a 5 year old!)

After we recovered from shock, Hubby answered, "Think of it like this: Your brother, Little Man, loves cookies, right? And if we leave cookies sitting out he's going to sneak one, right? Well, just because we know he is going to sneak a cookie doesn't mean we make him do it. He still has the choice to do the right thing or sneak a cookie."

Little Man then jumped in, "I would never sneak a cookie, ever!"