Tempting Fruit – Uncommon Elder Event | Bible TCG
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Tempting Fruit is an Uncommon Event from the Elder Age, costing 1 Faith. It deals 2 Damage to Target Opponent.
The Bible Story Behind Tempting Fruit
In the garden of Eden, the woman beheld the fruit of the forbidden tree and judged it according to her own desire. It appeared good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and able to make one wise. The temptation promised increase, but concealed the death that would follow when the word of God was disobeyed.
The serpent had first weakened her confidence in what God had spoken. Once His commandment was questioned, the forbidden fruit appeared more desirable than the abundance already provided throughout the garden. Eve took and ate, and Adam willingly ate with her. Through one act of disobedience, sin entered into the world, and death by sin.
Genesis 3:6 — “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”
The fruit was desirable to Eve, but its appearance couldn't overturn God's command. Adam and Eve chose to eat what He had forbidden, and their transgression brought the knowledge of guilt rather than the innocence they had lost. Romans 5 later sets Adam's disobedience beside the obedience of Jesus Christ, showing why mankind needs a Savior greater than the first man.
Where Adam disobeyed in a garden filled with abundance, Jesus obeyed in a wilderness of hunger and later in a garden of sorrow. The devil tempted Him, yet Christ never departed from the word of His Father. He remained without sin and became the one obedient Man who could answer the transgression of the first Adam.
Jesus was made under the law and fulfilled it perfectly before bearing its curse upon the cross. Through Adam's offense judgment came upon mankind, but through the obedience of Christ the free gift came to justification of life. The church is therefore not under the law, but under grace, receiving righteousness through faith in Jesus rather than through human obedience.
Tempting Fruit Bible TCG Strategy
Tempting Fruit is a simple direct-Damage Event that helps you push toward 20 Bible Points. Since it deals Damage to an Opponent, you Gain Bible Points equal to the Damage that Opponent takes. Because it costs only 1 Faith, it's easy to combine with other Plays during the same Turn.
Synergies
Direct pressure: Tempting Fruit helps you Gain Bible Points by dealing Damage to the Opponent.
Pray synergy: Beings with Pray increase Event Damage, making Tempting Fruit more dangerous.
Event chains: Tempting Fruit works well in Decks that want to Play multiple Events in the same Turn.
Questions and Answers
Q: If I have Pray +2 active, what happens when I Play Tempting Fruit?
A: Tempting Fruit deals 4 Damage instead of 2. Because your Opponent takes 4 Damage, you Gain 4 Bible Points.
Q: Can multiple Pray effects increase Tempting Fruit at the same time?
A: Yes. Add the active Pray values together when determining the additional Event Damage.
Q: Can an Event-Play trigger Damage me before Tempting Fruit deals its Damage?
A: No triggered Ability interrupts Tempting Fruit after it's Played. Resolve its Damage and check Game-ending conditions before resolving triggers caused by Playing it. If its Damage wins the Game, those pending triggers never resolve.
Q: Does Protect stop Tempting Fruit?
A: No. Protect concerns Challenges against adjacent Beings. Tempting Fruit Targets the Opponent directly.
Q: Is Tempting Fruit stronger with an Ability that triggers whenever I Play an Event?
A: Yes. Playing Tempting Fruit can trigger applicable Event-based Abilities along with resolving its own Damage.
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