2. Within in the garden, man was unique. Because of God's great love,

1. He, uniquely experienced the breath of God breathing live into his body. He had the singular honor, among all the living creatures to walk and talk with the creator. He has the singular honor to be called the child of God. An honor to which no other created being could lay claim.
2. He, uniquely, was given power and authority to care for and rule over the creation of his Father. He, and he only, was given the power and authority to name the animals and creatures that his Father had created.
3. He lived in a state of innocence. He had done no wrong actions. All his actions were correct. All his words brought healing. All his thoughts were pure.

Because of God’s love, he entrusted his child with the care of a beautiful garden. Within the boundaries of the garden were many beautiful plants and fruit bearing trees. Along with the animals and plants, were two trees that were very special to God: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. While God gave man great authority and power, there were limits to what he was allowed to do. Man was to care for, not kill, animals and living creatures. While he was allowed to eat plants and the fruits of the trees, God commanded him not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil as the fruit was poisonous for man. Eating the fruit would result in death.

And so man, the child of God, lived happily in the garden, in a state of innocence, honor and with power over all creation, speaking daily with his Father, the almighty creator