The Bible QUESTION?

Question

So christians, after adam and eve ate the forbidden fruit, man parted from god forever... thats a popular christian view.. what about "I am merciful . . . and I will not keep anger for ever" yet he has grudged against me because of something man did millions of years ago, is it too much to understand that i am a different person. Why is it I'm born into the concequences of what man did so many years ago?

Answer 1

Are We Punished For Adam's Sin?

Are we punished for Adam’s sin? Will God hold us accountable for what Adam did in the Garden of Eden? It doesn’t make sense that we should be punished for something we didn’t do. After all, we weren’t there in the Garden. We didn’t do anything. So, are we punished for Adam’s sin?
The answer is yes and no.
On one hand, we suffer the consequences of Adam's disobedience and have inherited a sinful nature from him (Rom. 5:12-23). The Bible states that ". . . through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned," (Rom. 5:12 - all Bible quotes are from the NASB). Adam sinned. We didn’t. He was in the Garden of Eden. We were not. When we face God on the day of judgment, the Lord won’t say to us, "Adam sinned, so you are going to pay for it." We are responsible for our own sins, not the sins of others.
On the other hand, we are affected by Adam’s sin. This is how. Before the fall, Adam was sinless, perfect, and good (Gen. 1:31). He had a ‘good’ nature. But, after the fall, he became a sinner. His nature was changed from ‘good’ to ‘bad.’ Since we are his children, we inherit his sinful nature (Rom. 5:12). In this sense, we suffer for what Adam did; that is, he caused his descendants to have sinful natures and all of us suffer because of it. This is called original sin. It means that we have inherited a sinful nature and that all of what we are as individuals (mind, body, soul, spirit, emotions, and thought) is touched by sin. But this does not mean that we are as sinful as we can be. After all, God has written His Law on our hearts (Rom. 1:19; 2:15).
In addition, creation was also affected by the fall. God had given dominion of the world to Adam. Adam sinned and sin entered the "world" as it says in Romans 5:12. That means that death entered the world along with disease, pestilence, earthquakes, famine, etc. They all have their root in the fall. That is why the Bible states that creation is longing for its redemption (Rom. 8:18-22).

Different Views on Original Sin

Calvinism
Generally speaking, the Calvinists maintain that the sin of Adam was imputed (made to count for) to the whole human race. This is maintained largely in regard to the concept of Federal Headship. This is a theological term for one person representing another person or group. Consider Hebrews 7:7-10,

But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8And in this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on. 9And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes, 10for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

Levi was a descendant of Abraham, but because he was still in the loins (seed) of his Father Abraham, when Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, Levi is said to have paid them also. The concept is that Abraham represented his descendants and the tithes were counted to Levi as well.
Therefore, if Adam's sin was imputed to his descendants, all of them are guilty of sin and justly deserve punishment.

Arminianism
Generally speaking, the Arminians maintain that we inherited a sin nature from Adam and sin due to that nature. We are not guilty for Adam's sin and cannot be punished unless we actually sin.

Whichever view or combination of these views you hold, we suffer for Adam’s sin by effect as well as nature. We are sinners and live in a sinful world. We are suffering the consequences of Adam’s sin. We have our own sin to contend with because we are by nature, children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). We are sinners.

Answer 2

The story of adam and eve is a myth that is related to earlier myths known to the ancient Babylonians and others. It is simply a story to explain why people are living on earth with all its travails instead of heaven. Every culture has a story that tries to explain this. It is a metaphor for the loss of innocence. What causes the loss of innocence: the knowledge of good and evil (duality). Human beings, mythically and esoterically speaking, chose to enter duality and, thus, must suffer the consequences of living in duality (pleasure and pain, gain and loss, etc.) In Christian lore, the "sins' of Adam and Eve and, by extension, mankind, are atoned for through the epiphany of Christ. This is a belief system that gives purpose and solace to millions of people. Why waste your own good time antagonizing people because you don't understand or appreciate it?

Answer 3

We are not suffuring for what they did. It was a necessary part of Gods plan. What would be the point of coming to earth if we were never tried and tested. God gave Adam and Eve their agency. So they could chose whether or not to eat the fruit. They chose to and so brought in sin... but we are not held accountable for what they did. only for what we do. The whold purpose of this life is to test us and see if we will be faithful to Gods commandments. Its a probabtionary state. Like when you are on probabtion. Whether you remain free or not depends on how you act. If we are good we will recieve eternal life, if we are not, then we recieve damnation. A stop on our progression. We are imprisoned by our limitations and our unability to grow.

Answer 4

Dear Like Smoked,

The consequences of Adam's sin was passed down to all of mankind because Adam was the federal head of the human race. We (all people) were in his loins when he rebelled against God and ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The Bible tells us that when he (Adam) sinned against God, he died spiritually and likewise all of his seed (us). The Bible states, "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;" (Ephesians 2:1).

This "sin nature" infects everyone of us and cannot be irradicated by water baptism, morality, church attendance--anything we try to do. One needs a new heart or soul, and only God can do that. This is why one needs to be born-again or saved.

The wonderful mercy of God is that He would even save one of us. We all deserve to go to hell but God determined to have a people for Himself. The amazing thing is that God did ALL the work to save those whom He planned to save. In other words, Christ had to endure the equivalent of spendign and eternity in hell for those whom He wanted to save. WOW! That is mercy!

Answer 5

Tis true that God has said that. He has already forgiven us, but we are still not allowed to enter paradise, such is the consequence of the actions of Adam and Eve.

Answer 6

Because God knows the heart of man will never change.
Any one of us would have taken from that tree.
We are just a curious being. We can't help ourselves.

Answer 7

read the instruction book instead of asking people to do your homeowrk for you after all it will be tainted by our perception--pray read the Bible and the Holy Spirit will give you discerm=nment

Answer 8

God did NOT separate Himself from us forever.......He sent Jesus Christ to make atonement for our sins.....

And all of us suffer from sin.......because of Adam & Eve

Answer 9

He's not grudging you. He gave you Jesus.