Why does EVERY Man have to suffer for the sins of Adam and Eve?

Question

If originally Adam and Eve were granted eternal life as long as they did not eat from the tree of knowledge. Why is not every man granted the same option? I would much prefer ignorance and paradise to mortality and suffering. How is this just? I had no freewill, because I had no option to choose ignorance.

Note: I'm not interested in "God is imaginary responses" or the like, I'm looking for a genuine opinion as to why people think this is just or perhaps if this is explained anywhere in the Bible.

Like, I'd previously stated, I'm not asking about the validity of their existence, I'm asking in theological terms why would all men be responsible and under punishment for the crimes of our fathers millions of years ago.

Answer 1

Tell me about it! Cramps suck!

Answer 2

"Why does EVERY Man have to suffer for the sins of Adam and Eve?"
They don't, each individual suffers for the sins he or she has committed (or omitted, as the case may be).

"Why is not every man granted the same option?"
Because Adam and Eve were representative of what anyone else would have done in the same situation.

"I would much prefer ignorance and paradise to mortality and suffering."
But Adam and Eve weren't totally ignorant. Why would God have commanded them to do something if they didn't have some knowledge that they were supposed to obey that command?

Answer 3

It's like this: u inherit things from ur parents,
well Adam & Eve had no children before the fall of man.
So, we were all born after the fact.
Which means we inherited it.
Liken it to a bread pan; if it's got a dent,
then Every loaf of bread u make in it,thereafter,
will have the same dent.

Answer 4

Adam and Eve disobeyed before they had children. As such, when they did have children, they could only pass on what they themselves had. They now had sin. Imperfection. This sin is inherited. It is genetic. If we never got out of bed, we would still sin because we have inherited this from our first parents. Had they remained obedient, they would have passed on perfection. That is the way it was supposed to be.

We are inherently sinful, even though it is through no fault of our own. Because God is a God of justice, his justice must be met. He can never violate this. Obviously he cared since me made a way out for us. That is where the ransom sacrifice comes in. A perfect man was needed to balance the scales of justice and buy back what Adam and Eve lost. What did they lose? The opportunity to live forever in perfection in a paradise on earth.

Many alive today do not have to die ever. Those who are delivered through Armageddon will have the value of the ransom sacrifice applied to them personally and completely and we will grow to perfection. Once we are perfect - as was Adam and Eve - we too will be tested - as was Adam and Eve.

Yes you do have free will. Free will does not mean you have the option to "choose ignorance." Free will means you have the option to choose - period. Free will is the ability to choose. As long as you can make a choice you have free will. Choose to avail yourselves of the ransom sacrifice, choose to be a citizen of God's kingdom government, choose to be obedient in all things and you too will be preserved alive through Armageddon. You will grow to perfection. If you succeed in passing the test, you will never get sick, never grow old, never die, never suffer.

All of this is in the Bible.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 5

Adam & Eve never existed. They are a creation of religion. If members of the same family bear children, the offspring are always born with genetic defects. Religion has given themselves approval to not tell the truth at times. They continue to preach that this Adam & Eve story is the word of God. Intelligent people know better.

Answer 6

When Adam sinned we were "in" Adam. In his loins so to speak. The Bible says, "Just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned". Notice it didn't say "because all sin" but "because all sinned". We sinned in Adam because we was in him. This is hard to understand, but by the same token, I don't completely understand how I can have righteousness because I'm in Christ, but its the same sort of thing; Christ being our second Adam. We were in Adam and became sinners and we are placed in Christ through faith and are considered righteous. One seems as unfair as the other yet one is to our detriment and the other to our advantage (big time). That should be enough to trust His wisdom even though we don't understand. God bless.

Answer 7

It was not the "tree of Knowledge" it was the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil." God created everything good. Evil requires the fear of pain and death to exist.

You do still have the option between good and evil. It just takes longer to get back to paradise.

Answer 8

If you read the bible, not the new updated versions, you will discover that there were other people around at the time. So if you believe that you are descended from Adam then you have to suffer. If you descended from the other people then you are sin free.

Answer 9

God created Adam in His own image. (sinless)
Seth was made in the image of (sinful) Adam.
All mankind is descended from Seth.

Answer 10

It does sound as though we are paying for sins of the original earthly father.

Answer 11

My PMS comes from hormones, not anything some mythical fruit-eating bimbo did.