Originally Posted by Sonoftheday

I'm brand new to this site, been reading posts but this is my first to post. I tried posting this question at the Carm discussion board to little answer so here it goes.

Is the teaching that the Covenant of works was for a trial period biblical? As I read the genesis account I do not doubt that there was a CoW made with Adam, but I do not see why it is taught that was for a trial period. Through reading the text I get the impression that Adam had open access to the tree of life and this access was revoked when he fell, rather than access to the tree being a reward he sought. I have a very virtually no understanding of the original languages so perhaps I am missing something, because I have heard this taught by many excellent bible scholars. Thanks for all responses.