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1 | How did Adam sin if he did KNOW sin. | Gen 2:17 | Amiga | 14949 | ||
Hello, I am the new kid in the Forum and I am loving it already. My question: If Adam did'nt have Knowledge of good and evil before he ate of the tree of the knowledge.... why did humanity fail. I have an idea, but I like to know someone elses one. Thank you. | ||||||
2 | How did Adam sin if he did KNOW sin. | Gen 2:17 | Psalm16 | 14980 | ||
Hello- We were given free will, the same free will we have now. Personally I struggle over this issue - God, knowing all, and knowing we would disobey, still gave us free will - why? I read a little story once that had an angel asking the same question to God. God says "without free will, they wouldn't have the CHOICE to love me". That answered it enough for me I guess. To help with your question, here's this: Gen. 3:6. "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 7. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons." They suddenly had shame, and felt guilty for they're nakedness. It doesn't say what else went on in their mind, but I'd imagine they also began to feel the lusts of the flesh we suffer from now. Possible anyway. When you read Gen. 3:6 it seems to me that they didn't realize they were doing wrong. The fruit looked good, and if it made you wise that seemed good. Look at this too: Romans 3:20 "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin." If you are told to not think of a pink elephant, what do you think of? If you tell yourself "I will not sin" what do you think of? Difference kinds of sins to avoid, right? Just knowing what is sin causes us to sin, the very thought. I hope this helps some. |
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3 | How did Adam sin if he did KNOW sin. | Gen 2:17 | glory777 | 15041 | ||
Psalm16- They did realize they were doing wrong. They were given a choice, just as Lucifer was given a choice. God told them not to eat of the fruit and they chose to disobey Him. True, Eve was bequiled, caused to question but when she knew that the serpent was offering opposition to what God required, she knew it was wrong. Then she offered the fruit to Adam, who again had been told by God not to eat, and he gave over His obedience to God to following what Eve offered. Satan then became the dominant force to contend with. Instead of holy love and sex the way God intended it, lust came into the picture. Where before the body was pure and holy, it became a thing to be hidden. But I think it went even farther than that. Not only were the physical bodies covered up, but I would put forth the conjecture that their emotions and thoughts toward each other also became hidden. But the same things that caused Eve to sin and Adam to follow are still the things that Satan uses to get us to sin today. Lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and lust for power. Debbie |
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