This post was originally published in Tabletalk magazine. Teaching Series. Conference Messages. Tabletalk Magazine. Gift Certificates. Ligonier Ministries. Supporting Ligonier. Renewing Your Mind. Ligonier Connect. Reformation Study Bible. Reformation Bible College. Stay in Touch. This was a world without sin, corruption, death, or disease. Death of any kind 8 had not yet entered creation since it was promised as the consequence of disobedience Genesis It was in the garden that the serpent Satan: 2 Corinthians , 14 ; Revelation came to Eve and tempted her to eat from the tree that God had commanded Adam not to eat of Genesis —5.
Whereas before they were unashamed Genesis , they now stood ashamed because of their nakedness. For the Hebrews, nakedness is shameful because it is related with guilt Genesis —23 ; c.
Isaiah ; Micah Both Adam and Eve now fear the presence of the Lord with whom they had once had fellowship in the garden. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? The second question God asks is linked to the tree that Adam was commanded not to eat from Genesis Adam was not a sinner when he was created, but he fell from a state of innocence and from the fellowship he had once enjoyed with God.
This was a fellowship that Adam enjoyed unclothed, which was something that the priests of Israel were forbidden to do in the presence of God Exodus , This demonstrates a mindfulness of the Curse and the one who brought this about, namely Adam Job , ; Psalm , ; Ecclesiastes , Adam disobeyed, and death came not only to him but also to his descendants.
Enns is not questioning whether we are sinful but whether the Old Testament says that Adam is the cause of our sinfulness. Concerning the account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, he states,. Of course, Cain has a choice and bears the responsibility for the sinful choice he makes, just as we all do. The Bible teaches that our sin comes from the corrupt nature we have inherited from Adam Romans —19 ; 1 Corinthians — However, this overlooks the corporate dimension to human life and the biblical concept of federal headship one individual representing an entire group—see Joshua — The more complete account in the book of Moses points out that Satan is the one speaking, although he does so through the serpent see Moses —7.
He had knowledge, of course. He could speak. He could converse. There were many things he could be taught and was taught; but under the conditions in which he was living at that time it was impossible for him to visualize or understand the power of good and evil. He did not know what pain was. He did not know what sorrow was; and a thousand other things that have come to us in this life that Adam did not know in the Garden of Eden and could not understand and would not have known had he remained there.
That was his status before the fall. He told the truth in telling that, but he accompanied it with a lie as he always does. He never tells the complete truth. He said that they should not die. The Father had said that they should die.
The devil had to tell a lie in order to accomplish his purposes; but there was some truth in his statement. Their eyes were opened. They had a knowledge of good and evil just as the Gods have. They became as Gods; for that is one of the features, one of the peculiar attributes of those who attain unto that glory—they understand the difference between good and evil.
The accounts in both Moses and Genesis state only that Satan approached Eve, but latter-day revelation records that he first approached Adam and was refused. Eve, however, was deceived by Satan and partook. Knowing that she would be driven out and separated from him, Adam then partook. Elder James E. Talmage explained how, even in her being deceived, Eve still brought about the purposes of the Lord:. Talmage said:.
Such a doctrine is an abomination. These bodies that are given unto us are given in the way that God has provided. Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 5 months ago. Active 2 years ago. Viewed times. Improve this question. Duncan Duncan 55 1 1 bronze badge. All I beg to differ. Of course the literal word "fall" is not used in the text, but many commentaries, including Keil and Delitzsch's, title this chapter "The Fall".
When Paul talks about "you've fallen from grace", name another circumstance that doesn't originate from the Garden of Eden. The word "curse" first appears in Gen. All By hermeneutics, I mean Biblical Hermeneutics. If we are referring Buddhist Hermeneutics I would quite agree Agreed with Tau.
Going by the textbook definition we have before us, this question is about a biblical text Genesis 3 and is about both A the history of the text itself and B the meaning of the biblical text This question really should have never been reopened. The answers it is attracting are proof of that. This belongs somewhere like Christianity , although I'm not sure it's even on topic there.
This is not about understanding the text, but a later Christian theological term's historical development. ConstantinJinga if this question were focused on that particular text and the use of the word in that context alone , then by all means that would be on topic.
But as it stands, this is inviting answers about the historical development of the term in Christian theology look at the answers this is attracting - the term does not come from this text just as questions about "the Trinity" would be off topic as the term is anachronistic to biblical texts and concerns later theology.
Show 4 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Faith Mendel Faith Mendel 1, 3 3 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. I think this is an excellent answer, and I agree with the quoting of Isaiah and the emphasis as to what is revealed to have occurred prior to the occurrences in Eden.
My own personal understanding is that this is why the creation is viewed in Genesis 1 as bohu and tohu inglorious and markedly so or 'waste and void' as the KJV puts it. Off course Nigel J. I would love to see your answer also — Faith Mendel. I think you have thoroughly answered the question and done so more competently than I would have done. All I could do would be to repeat what you have said. Add a comment. Man's Fall From Perfection.
Adam was created as a perfect man in the image of God: Genesis ,31 NET Bible 27 "God created humankind in his own image , in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them. Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie
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