Christians, why is god judging the whole of man on Adam and Eve's mistakes?

Question

Why doesn't he be fair? Its like he made adam and eve, and they sinned, so for some reason he holds the entire mankind responsible for THEIR MISTAKES. I have tried to do best i can in this life. Any way if he made them didn't he know that they were going to sin, or God isn't all knowing and didn't know the future, jesus already said he did anyway.

Answer 1

This is an excellent question. At the core is a misunderstanding of sin and what it is. When Adam and Eve sinned, they didn't just make a mistake, they transformed into a totally different being. Sin was a terrible disease that infected the core of their being. They didn't just sin, they became sinners. They were filled with sin and became sinful.

When God created Adam and Eve, he had a particular vision in mind of what He wanted them to be. He had a purpose for them. However, they chose to defy that purpose. Upon doing this, they became something entirely different. It would be like you creating a sculpture of a dog and it came out looking like a cat. Obviously, God did not make any mistakes. Adam and Eve brought this upon themselves. However, as a result, the whole human race was infected with this disease.

Jesus clearly understood this problem. Jesus said, "Anyone who sins is a slave to sin." We are slaves to this disease. Jesus also said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor, sick people do. I came to call sinners not righteous people." Jesus came to cure the sick. He wanted to help those who could not help themselves. He did this on a physical level by performing miracles. These were to show His intention to cure people of a spiritual sickness we all suffer from.

Humans don't just make mistakes, we are corrupted. No matter how hard we try, we cannot be a good person. If we were totally good, we would be sinless like Jesus. We would not break any of God's laws. However, because we are slaves to sin, we cannot stop this. We sin. We are sinners. It is our nature to sin.

As a result, Jesus said, "You must be born again." This means our being, our very core, our human spirit needs to experience a rebirth. We need to be transformed inwardly. When we are, we are given a new nature. We become a new person. When this happens, we don't have to struggle to obey God. It becomes natural for us.

Answer 2

There was no real curse involved; this is only a misinterpretation. When the bible speaks of partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you are reading what is called a metaphor. Knowledge of good and evil is a metaphoric reference to judgment. When you judge something you attempt to determine if it is acceptable or not. In effect you are deciding if it is good or evil from your point of view. Once we were just like the animals and recognized that everything in the garden that God had given us was good. At some point we started to judge some thing as being better than others are. This set up a situation where something’s were more appealing to us than others. We started wishing for these things and were no longer happy with some of the other things in the garden. This is what is referred to as the fall of man, or separation from God. Some references actually call this the detour into insanity. This self-induced separation from the knowledge of the perfection of god’s gifts to us was never shared by the animals. They were too smart to fall for this silly idea and were not fooled by the ideas of good and evil. For this reason they exist along side of us still experiencing the perfection of the garden. While we have excluded ourselves with our ideas of judgment. This is a truly fascinating subject that has many interesting facets. Including how to reverse the process and return to the original state. If you feel the need to discuss it further send an email. Love and blessings. don

Answer 3

There is a lot that goes in to that...

for example God's concept of Authority (Romans 13).

Are you more responsible for your actions when they affect more than just you or are you less responsible, my guess is more... It is also about the accountability that Christians need to have which should be a part of regular fellowship... This is a very involved question I don't want to get it wrong - however studying the Bible understanding God's perspective may help a little bit...

Simply our Spirit was the same as God's the death that Adam and Eve experienced when they ate the fruit was immeadiate Spiritual death, their Spirit was no longer the same as God's... which is the only way to get in to Heaven which is why we need Jesus... He has given us a way back to Him, believing in Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

The Bible record shows that God planted in the garden “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad,” the fruit of which he prohibited Adam and Eve from eating, on pain of death. (Genesis 2:9, 17) Adam and Eve’s abstaining from eating that fruit would show God that they acknowledged his authority. Eating from the tree, on the other hand, would indicate their rejection of God’s authority. Adam and Eve disobeyed Jehovah’s instructions and sided with Satan, a spirit creature who had rebelled against God’s authority. As a result, God rightly determined that Adam and Eve were unfit to live forever.—Genesis 3:1-6.

What God had offered was life or death, existence or nonexistence. The result of disobedience was death and the complete end of their existence. It was not possible for Adam and Eve or any of their progeny to keep on living by virtue of a certain magical potion or an immortal soul.

All of Adam’s offspring suffered because of his rebellion. The consequences are explained by the apostle Paul. He wrote: “Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.”—Romans 5:12.

Answer 5

He is not. Each person is judged for his own sin. For all have sinned. Theirs was just the first sin. No he does not hold you responsible for your mistakes if, I say if ,and this is a big IF, If you accept thr pardon of grace by faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus paid the price for Adam and Eve's sin, assuming they repented and we can be pretty sure they did. After all Adam lived 930 years. Jesus also paid the price for my sin and yours ,If you repent of it and accept the gift of God. You see God in his infinite wisdom knew we would not be able to lead sinless lives. So he came down to earth in the person of his Son Jesus Chjrist and suffered a horrible death so that any who comes to him may have everlasting life. If you do not accept Jesus you will have to pay the price for your sin. Its a no brainer.. Come to Christ.

Answer 6

Excellent question! The fact of the matter is, Adam and Eve just happened to be the first to sin; if they did not, every single person would have to have gone sinless since then for the Garden of Eden and all goodness to be intact.

We can't blame Eve and Adam, but rather every single person, because all have sinned including each and every one of us.

Answer 7

He is not judging us for their mistakes.

Romans 3:23 (KJV)
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

We all sin and so we all fall under judgment. Adam and Eve were first, but we will not be judged for what they did, but for what we did.

John 3:16 (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Living life the best you can is not good enough. You just submit to Jesus so that you will not perish but have everlasting life.

Answer 8

When they sinned against God, that sin nature was a part of them and passed along to thier descendants. That is why we all have an innate desire to have our own way and not submit to God or anyone else.
Christ died sinless in our place so that He could take on our punishment. If we choose to accept His sacrifice on our behalf and repent from doing things that are evil in God's eyes, then we can have eternal life. He bridged the gap between sinful man and God.

Answer 9

If I come across anyone who lives his or her entire life without making a mistake or doing any wrong, then I'll consider your point. Until then, it's moot. Adam and Eve sinned simply because they were human, and every human since them has also followed the same path.

Answer 10

Well, I don't believe that we're all being "punished" for Adam and Eve's sin. It's just that their disobedience to God caused us all to inherit a sinful nature. We did NOT, however, inherit their sin itself. At least, I don't believe we did.

We're all held responsible for our own sins.

And yes, God did know what was going to happen, which means that He also knew that He was going to have to send part of Himself in human form, and die a horrible death to redeem all of us. Now THAT is love.