Was Adam really perfect?

Question

I would like to think, that a perfect person, doesn't make alot of mistakes. I would like to think, that a perfect person, isn't easily decieved. In fact, that's kinda the definition of a perfect person. One who doesn't make mistakes and is not easily decieved. I'd say by definition that, the bible says he isn't perfect. And, says he was created perfect. That's a logical contradiction, which logically concludes, not true. Or maybe, the word perfect is just a bad translation? Maybe people are just throwing that perfect word around a little too much? Cause, i don't know, I'd think a guy who disobeys a direct (and i do mean DIRECT) order from god, is just a little unperfect. Unless, of course, that's what we are meant to do? Maybe we should follow Adam's perfect example haha?

Answer 1

Okay...so Adam was a disobient guy missing a rib, would couldn't control his wife, who went on to see his kids commit incest in order to procreate. What's your point?

Oh, yes, and you forgot the fact that he was a liar claiming to be the first man when we all know he is a myth and that humankind is a product of evolution.

Answer 2

Well, firstly, I don't think the King Jamres version of the bible uses the word "perfect" for Adam. Does it?
Regardless, the prime point is that there are 2 or 3 main aspects that comprise our overall existence.
We are made up of body, intelligence and spirit.

We have all always lived as Intelligences.
When sufficiently progressed we received eternal spirit bodies in the likeness of our Heavenly Father who spiritually begat each one of us.
But we always had our own right and capacity to think and choose for ourselves - even before this life.
In fact, we chose to come here. God did not and never has forced us to do anything.
He still doesn't.

Now when God fist made Adam in this earth life, He created a body that was pretty much perfect - for the only result that one who is perfect can produce is something perfect!
But Adam, as a character, was not perfect.
He was sent here to learn more. The tool for doing so was this earth life - away from God, so he would learn to stand on his own 2 feet, and thus, become more like his Father in Heaven: Strong and independent, etc.

God then put Adam in charge of everything, so that whatever Adam did would also happen to everything else!
He then gave Adam the choice as to whether he wanted to keep his 'perfect' body, or whether he wanted to introduce change and decay.
As we know, he chose the latter.
Thus his body was no longer perfect.
It virtually followed his imperfect spirituality.

Answer 3

Adam was not perfect because he was tricked by Eve to eat the fruit of the tree. This was a diredt violation of God's law and he disobeyed. So, he isn't perfect. He was human after all, humans aren't perfect. He was created perfect because at that time, there was no sin in the world. Adam was with God at the time of creation. ONLY after Adam and Eve at the fruit did sin ever exist. And read your BIBLE more carefully, that is IF you read the BIBLE, or something a lunatic wrote.

Answer 4

Nice one!!
About Adam Being Created perfect: Well he was created perfect as he came into a perfect world, he based on his experiences prior to the forbidden fruit he had led a perfect life. Now the Serpent or teh devil messed up the equaiton when he introduced temptation before tehn Adam had no knowledge of temptation which impled he was not tainted and thus was perfect.
SO I guess there was no contradiciton in logic.
Had Adam resisted to temptation or got duped then he was shall we say street or rather heaven smart which impled that he would have had a similar experience and thus was not perfect to strat with.

Answer 5

Way to go Garth blame the woman! No Adam wasn't perfect, in fact I question the religious definition. Perfect would be achieving God like qualities and any Christian who thinks they are perfect(there are a few of those no?) is guilty of the sin of pride. Adam was a man. Just a man.

Answer 6

Adam was created perfect it was sin that led to imperfection (Romans 5:12) and through Adam imperfection was brought to the human race and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)
Jesus was known as the "second Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:45) because like Adam Jesus was born perfect but unlike Adam Jesus remained faithful and sinless (Ephesians 1:7) Jesus paid the price of Adam's disloyalty that earned those wanting salvation forgiveness of sins (Hebrews 9:24-28)

Answer 7

There is no mistaking what the bible says concerning Adam's perfection. He was never meant to die, he was never meant to be sick. His personal characteristics mirrored his creator. Merciful, loving, fair, jealous and let's not forget he was not a robot, he was also free willed. He had lived in Eden without doing anything wrong, until he did like many of us do and fell in love with Eve, putting her directive (falsely advised by Satan), stating that even though God said they would sure ly die if they ate from the tree in the middle of the forest, "the tree of life" the would not surely die, but would be as intelligent as God, knowing good and bad. Advising Adam that God did not want them to be equals, but most importantly that God lied to them by saying they would die from eating from it."

Although Adam had been perfect up to that moment, the moment he opposed God and listened to Eve (blind love), he became imperfect and a sinner and was condemned to die. It was a rude awakening to him, but at that moment he became imperfect by God's standards. Still, out of fairness he did not make a mistake he went against a direct order by his creator.

So Adam would not be the person you want to emulate, if anyone, I'd imitate Jesus, hoping I had as strong a constitution towards torture to endure to the end speaking love for my father and creator under any circumstance.

Enjoy.

Answer 8

Adam was created perfect in body and mind.He also was given the gift of free will.The ability to make his own choices.And he chose to disobey Jehovah God.
Had man,endowed with free will,been unable to choose bad,that ability to choose would have been incomplete,hence imperfect.Therefore,the very fact that man could choose either good or bad argues,not that he was imperfect,but rather that even in this respect he was a perfect creation.His sin resulted from entertaining wrong desires.-Jas.1:13-15.

Answer 9

Remember that movie, "The Island." Maybe Adam is like that. The clones were created to be perfect with perfect diets but were not that smart. Afterall, he did listen to Eve.
"Hey, honey! This snake over here said this fruit tastes really good, and it does!"
"Uh, didn't God say not to take fruit from that tree?"
"Yeah, but honey the snake said so."
"Well, I've never heard a snake talk before but if the snake said so... why not?"

Answer 10

Adam was created in Gods image, meaning he was perfect(flawless, without fault). Basically he didnt sin. Until one day....he ate the apple and changed that forever! Then he was no longer perfect and became a sinner, the world was no longer perfect either. So he was perfect, until he let temptation get the best of him.

Answer 11

Interesting point! He was created to be perfect, yet he is not. Either God is not as powerful as we think He is, or the people who created the little Adam and Eve story messed it up.