If Adam and Eve did not disobey God - would we still need Jesus to atone for our sins? Please explain why or why not - thanks
2007-04-17 00:36:25 · 7 answers · asked by yucare 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If that's the mythology that you believe, no, because if Adam and Eve hadn't disobeyed God, there would be no sin..... until someone did... and then, yeah, once someone else disobeyed God, you'd need Jesus for sin atonement.
Pretty good for a "nonbeliever" huh?
2007-04-17 00:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. The fall was necessary for God to express His own attributes or being. The lamb was already slain from the foundation of the world; long before the fall.
Sin did not start on earth, it started in heaven with the devil and his angels. That battle was taken to earth. The atonement is offered for all; but the seed of response lies in those angels who never fell and the battle is much like that of Job.
Never forget that the atonement cannot be separated from redemption and a new creation; begun when the old one was finished at the cross. The Lord knows His own. Those who originally belonged to the Lord may suffer in the bondage of sin for a time; but all have been redeemed and will be made manifest. And none will be lost.
2007-04-17 08:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Adam and Eve had not fallen into sin, we would have most likely grown up in Paradise. Realistically, only God knows. Personally, I'm very happy and blessed to have Jesus intervene for me.
2007-04-17 07:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, we would not. Adam and Eve would have been alive till this day and their decendents would have expanded Eden to cover the earth. That was the original purpose for humans. Death only began after they disobeyed the one law they had.
Jesus purpose for being on earth was to balance the scales, a perfect life for a perfect life.
2007-04-17 10:54:33 · answer #4 · answered by grnlow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Incarnation was the point of his visit. When the Logos became man, he created an ontological, energetic union between human and divine natures. As Athanasios said, "Divinity became man so that man could become divine." Even if Adam and Eve had not sinned, the Incarnation would have been necessary.
2007-04-17 07:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If God knows all, then God knew what would happen in the garden, so your question is moot.
2007-04-17 07:42:09 · answer #6 · answered by Meg W 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably so.....because somewhere down the line.....I'm sure someone else would have messed up.
2007-04-17 07:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by Blondie B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋