God told Adam and Eve not to eat the apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They disobeyed God (presumably a sin/evil), and were banished from Eden. The banishment seemed to the consequence of three things: (1) they disobeyed God; (2) they became aware of their nakedness; and (3) they were apparently deceived by the Devil.
The problem with the above three points is that if they are all connected to sin, how would Adam and Eve have known these were sin/evil actions prior to eating an apple that supposedly contains Knowledge of Good and Evil?
Furthermore, if both were created in God's image, it suggests they were created imperfectly, with the imperfection (apparently) being Free Will. So the original sin story seems to boil down to God giving Adam and Eve Free Will, along with insufficient knowledge to make (moral) decisions--which presumably is contained in the Apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. So who committed the original sin?
2006-06-18 06:22:20 · 11 answers · asked by mindful1 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What if Adam and Eve had been more like robots? Suppose they had been programmed to do "exactly" as God wished. Of course, there would have been no eating of the Tree of Knowledge of Good of Evil. Heck, Adam and Eve would have never left the Garden of Eden. Would God have been satisfied with companions who performed like puppets? I don't think so. I think it's more enjoyable to experience love from someone who is actually free to choose to love. If I may be so bold to say, I think God feels likewise.
2006-06-18 07:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 16⤊ 1⤋
We just heard this in church today. Eve committed the original sin and reeled Adam in to do the same. They did not know what sin was because up until that point, they were perfect, without sin, although just briefly! They did not become aware of sin until after that bite was taken, and it was then that God asked Adam where he was hiding (although God already knew what was up) and Adam knew they had messed up. The wages for this original sin, was that man would work for his food, and that child birth would be extremely painful (in a nutshell). God Bless!
2006-06-18 06:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by Punky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your premise is wrong. You claim - state as fact - that "evolution has exposed the Adam & Eve story as a myth". Sorry to have to tell you thins, but that just isn't so. In fact, I don't know where you would have gotten such a ridiculous idea. Logic dictates that since there are humans, there MUST have been a pair of "original" humans. The same holds for sin. Since there is such a thing as sin, there MUST have been an "original" sin.
2016-05-20 00:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and they did it. The sin was disobedience. They did not have to eat the fruit, to know that God had told them not too.
2006-06-18 06:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where's the paradox?
God said don't do it- they did it- period!
The sin is disobedience.
If you have a child and you tell them don't touch the hot stove-
you don't first put their hand on the burner so they can see why they shouldn't touch the burner. Try and tell a 10 month old that its hot- it means nothing to them. Yet if they touch the burner they now have to live with the consequences- the burn-
we would take it away if we could, but we can't. Original Sin
is the burn!
2006-06-18 06:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by Donna I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is true, and I noticed it before, like you astutely did.
In our legal system, no one can be convicted of being Guilty of a Crime, if s/he does not know the difference between right and wrong. Adam and Eve committd their "sin" in ignorance, and so should not have been held accountable.
BUT, after they became aware, they tried to hide what they did, and covered their bodies. Maybe they are responsible for that--dishonesty to God.
2006-06-18 06:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Adam and Eve story in Genesis does, indeed, contain a paradox. As it is supposed to.
It is my belief that the story is a parable. What is the "original sin"?? Selfishness, of course.
2006-06-18 06:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the allegory of adam and eve is that they had free will which god presumeable would also have
and that they disobeyed gods rules
wouldn't god be subject to these rules too
2006-06-18 06:26:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, it goes back further than that, and you probably know it. It's a fine plan, but don't be putting blame for the necessity of it on God's shoulders. Do you believe He didn't know that snake was there? Do you believe He was unaware that His new creations would fall for the line? Shoot, they were probably in on it, just didn't realize it until later.
2006-06-18 06:33:22 · answer #9 · answered by rachelframecory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you consider the ability to rebel against Gods will, which was the real original sin, unless you consider that free will, there is no free will. You have Gods will, and the rebellion against it.
This I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm
2006-06-18 06:27:13 · answer #10 · answered by Don S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋