OT I think the only reason they were removed from the garden was because God didn't want them to be stuck in that sinful state eternally...and if they ate from the tree of life, they would have been.

I think that is a little off topic though?

My belief is strong because even though that did happen, God provided a way of redemption. Christ fulfilled an astounding number (all) of the prophecies given in the Old Testament to the Jews, for their Messiah. It is humanly impossible to have fulfilled even a small number of them in one person. This is just another reason my faith is strong.