Salvation is a gift of God's grace in exchange for faith, not works. No one's good enough to save themselves, so that can't have been the plan, not ever.
Saved by Faith not Works
Why was There a Tree of Life?
We know the big picture and that mankind was created to fulfill God's plan of redemption. We had to fall, however, the actual fall was still an act of free will by a person who had been created to live forever.
The Fall is Coming
Something has to happen which changes an intelligent bipedal reptilian humanoid into a limbless snake. This happens in the context of changing the Earth from its newly created very good state into its cursed state.
A Talking Snake?
We can conclude that Eve had a conversation with a bipedal reptilian humanoid, not a snake. It's described as subtle. This was a highly intelligent sentient being with mastery of language and nuance.
Declaring the End: Cause and Effect
IF poisonous fangs are an adaptation to being limbless, THEN when did snakes become limbless? Was it before or AFTER the garden of Eden?
Good for Food
Here's a Christian-bait question: *IF Adam had fruit to eat in the garden of Eden, *AND the other animals were all herbivores, *THEN why do snakes have venomous fangs? We'll show you how to handle it.
June 26th
What was the serpent in the garden of Eden? Some say Satan, but this isn't possible nor is it a conclusion that we can deduce. We (that's me and the Holy spirit) propose that the serpent in Genesis 3 was a bipedal reptilian humanoid.