I have attended several Bible classes and we have studied the part in Genesis where Eve is tempted by the serpent and ended up disobeying God. We were told that Adam was actually to blame for this, as he did not step up and stop her from doing this, as surely he must have been there or at least nearby. I also heard this mentioned the other day on a women's panel discussion on TV. But I also heard a priest mention that Adam wasn't there at the time. My question is: How much of all of this is possibly reading "meanings" into Scripture that aren't necessarily there? Does it actually say somewhere somehow that Adam just stood by and watched, and did nothing, and I'm just missing it? I'd like to have some Bible-believing Christians' takes on this, and some really thoughtful and serious answers. I'd prefer that atheists and non-believers not reply - I already know that you consider this stuff to be a lot of hoo-hah - If I have a bona fide question on atheism, I'll ask. Thanks everyone!
2007-09-22
03:08:26
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