Bible Question:
Why we have to suffer for the sin of Adam and eve? Eze 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. "The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son" Why we have to suffer for the sin of our two parents. We man eventually died because of adam sin, we got sickness because of thier disobedience. If the "son will not bear the iniquity of the Father" why have to died also because of thier disobedience. God bless, |
Bible Answer: Repeat the question, I'll repeat the answer: Thank you for the question. It is a good one! In Judaic thought when a man does something, his progeny does it too, because they are within him in the form of his seed. We see this notion mentioned directly or indirectly in several places in scripture. We see it specifically regarding Adam's sin in Paul's explanation in Romans 5. We see it in the comment in Hebrews about Levi doing things while in the loins of Abraham (see Hebrews 7:5,9). We see it a little more obliquely mentioned in Christ's question to the Pharisees in Luke 20:44. Clearly this is a principle that God has built into His creation, not just a quaint Hebrew idea. No doubt that this is one of the many damaging things about sin. Remember that scripture doesn't say that we "got sick" because of Adam's sin. It says "all died." Death came by the sin of Adam. Death to the whole human race. This is one important reason that Christ was born of a virgin. Had He been born of the seed of Adam, the man Jesus would not have been able to die for anyone else's sin than His own. (This would have been a problem even if His life had been perfect.) I hope this sheds a bit more light on the question for you. |