For Christians and Muslims, Which do you think was the greater sin?

Question

Do you think it was "Adam and Eve" thinking they knew better than God how to live their lives or do you feel it was when then would not take responsibility for their own sins? Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent. I will also add that Adam, off handley blamed God, "The woman that You gave me...." Personally I feel it was the lack of taking responsiblity for ones sins that angered Him but I am curious to see how you feel.
Peace Be With You,
Debra

Yes sin is sin but I must admit I get angry with my sons when they disobey but more so when they lie about that disobediance. This is just an observation.

Answer 1

I think many of us (including me) have been tricked by the devil once or even many times in our lives, but it is surely worse to blame your sin on the devil when it is in fact YOUR sin, even if you were tricked into committing it.
You are right, because Adam and eve's lies, not their original sins of eating the forbidden fruit, was the reason God threw them out of the Garden of Eden.
This lack of responsibility for one's sin was also the downfall of Cain, who would not confess to killing his own brother, which angered God maybe even as much as the act itself.

Answer 2

I think it was the element of doubt that Satan introduced to Eve that was the greatest sin. Adam was there from the beginning and Satan's deception would not have worked on him.
What I think angered God most is that Adam and Eve thought that God would lie to them.

Answer 3

As far as in islam every child is born free of sin what we do is what we have been given a choice now humans often make bad choices so there is also a way given to us you have to make two sacrifices one say sorry to God and second not to do again but it is only true for those sins that is concern with God like idol worship but about those sins that are commited against humans like adultory ,sex,child abuse,murder they cant be forgiven you have to suffer for that and most important of all every body is responsible for his own action so one cannot be forgiven on actions of others rather one judged by the actions of his own

Answer 4

Wow - I'd never thought about it, but you may be on to something! Is the sin itself worse than not taking responsibilty for the sin? Does it matter what the sin is?

I hate it when someone answers a question with a question, but this one makes me think, and the answer matters - I don't want to be glib about it.

I do remember that God was not happy with people in the Bible who squirmed around, trying to avoid responsibility for their choices and actions. If you believe that God is trying to get us to grow in wisdom, to grow up, taking responsibility would be a big issue.

It's probably both - what you do, and how you do it. Just as we're formed by both nature and nurture. Good question!

Answer 5

There is no such thing as "greater" or "lesser" sins all sins are the same (you either hit the mark or you do not and sin means to Miss the mark once you miss it really doesn't matter by how much) however I think that the first was compounded by the second and it shows how one sin leads to another and then another and then the next.

Answer 6

I don't know. Perhaps their hubris (thinking they knew better). Because at that stage in the game, there was no Savior, so refusing to confess did not indicate either acceptance or denial of salvation.

Does that make sense? That is, if they refused to fess up after they had accepted salvation, perhaps their refusal to hold themselves accountable and thereby deny Christ's mercy would have been the greater sin.

But before Christ, quite possibly their hubris was the greater sin.

I'm just speculating here.

Good question.

Answer 7

EVE is a proof that women are inferior to men and must realize that god made them that way for a reason and not because he is angry at them!!!!
the story of Adam and Eve must teach women to obey the LORD and obey their husbands!!!


PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!1

Answer 8

The story of Adam and Eve is allegorical. It depicts not actual people, but, rather, the realization that we can choose our behaviors, rather than live by instinct alone. The "sin" is departing the safety and security of the god of our animal instincts and the claiming of our ability to choose.

Answer 9

I believe God doesn't look at one sin as greater than another. A lie is a sin as well as murder.

Answer 10

I would not consider it a sin at all, but malice. And if they did not take the quince we would not be here. People blame people everyday for misfortunes poured upon them. Consciencely and subconsciencely. But my religion makes us accept regardless of what will happen, it is all THE GOD's design. To disbelieve this is called shirk. But blasphemous and not to my religion, I recognise shirk as the thing to be cleansed. Shirk is disbelief in the preordainments of allah. To disbelieve everything was already in HIS book before brought into existance is one aspect of shirk. So hence, adam and eve were preordained to take from the tree. A sin, no. Malice, that is for you to decide. But I judge them not to that aspect. But we all have malice. Room for transgression to manifest itself to sin and disbelief. But they were no sinners. Let me put forth an example for the majesty to what we know not. King David(pbuh) committed fornication and he is one of the greatest kings to have existed. Now that is a sin, not malice but GOD forgave him and placed him among the righteous. And that us worse than eating a fruit. In islam he is believed to be a prophet, but I accept otherwise(shirk). For Nathan(pbuh) was the prophet that was upon his throne. Does not at all mean Allah did not grant him prophethood for the hereafter. So shirk has just been cleansed and he still stands as a prophet(pbuh). I am very blasphemous to most religions including my own, but shirk exists and I stand by discrepencies till people accept now through compulsion but by convincing proofs. Does not at all mean I am not islamic and disbelieve that mistakes are meant to happen. Sometimes I sit back and contemplate on the fact that GOD gets bashed more than humans do to HIS true self. Meaning how someone can can say this and that. Do this and that. As much as that affects you, it affects HIM too. Your tolerance coincides with HIS/HER/ITS with no comparison. But does not at all mean HE won't stand for judgement on the day. PEACE BE UPON YOU!