The Genesis account of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit is what many believe is the commencement of the need for a "Savior". When discussing Jesus and His sacrifice, all points go back to the "origin of sin".
** God never gave the direct order to Eve regarding the forbidden fruit, He told Adam only.
** If Adam and Eve were created as stated, then they only knew perfection and goodness. They could not have known, or understood, the severity of any consequences of eating the fruit.
** Adam and Eve would not have been prepared to handle "deception" from the serpent.
If one questions the origin of sin, or dismisses it as a metaphor, then the necessity for a Savior could also be questioned.
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@chaney3 saidPlease define "sin" in a way that is comprehensible to a 21st-century human of average intelligence.
The Genesis account of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit is what many believe is the commencement of the need for a "Savior". When discussing Jesus and His sacrifice, all points go back to the "origin of sin".
** God never gave the direct order to Eve regarding the forbidden fruit, He told Adam only.
** If Adam and Eve were created as stated, then they only knew ...[text shortened]... gin of sin, or dismisses it as a metaphor, then the necessity for a Savior could also be questioned.
Thank you.
@chaney3 said"** God never gave the direct order to Eve regarding the forbidden fruit, He told Adam only."
The Genesis account of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit is what many believe is the commencement of the need for a "Savior". When discussing Jesus and His sacrifice, all points go back to the "origin of sin".
** God never gave the direct order to Eve regarding the forbidden fruit, He told Adam only.
** If Adam and Eve were created as stated, then they only knew ...[text shortened]... gin of sin, or dismisses it as a metaphor, then the necessity for a Savior could also be questioned.
That is why Original Sin follows from Adam's act, not Eve's.
@chaney3 saidOne does not need to "question the origin of sin" to understand that sin exists in the world, or that man requires a savior from the sin that pervades society.
The Genesis account of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit is what many believe is the commencement of the need for a "Savior". When discussing Jesus and His sacrifice, all points go back to the "origin of sin".
** God never gave the direct order to Eve regarding the forbidden fruit, He told Adam only.
** If Adam and Eve were created as stated, then they only knew ...[text shortened]... gin of sin, or dismisses it as a metaphor, then the necessity for a Savior could also be questioned.
@suzianne saidAdam was likely not well equipped to understand the consequences of eating the fruit. When God said "you will die", Adam didn't have any reference point to know what that meant.
"** God never gave the direct order to Eve regarding the forbidden fruit, He told Adam only."
That is why Original Sin follows from Adam's act, not Eve's.
@caesar-salad saidDisobeying God.
Please define "sin" in a way that is comprehensible to a 21st-century human of average intelligence.
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It would seem their innocence before eating the fruit left them ill equipped to truly understand the warning.
Yes, they disobeyed, but in that naive state, how could they deal with the deceit of the serpent? They would not have had any reason to be cynical at that time, since all was seemingly perfect.