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What was God's original plan for humanity prior to the fall?
I know that God had a plan for Adam and Eve provided they resisted the temptation from the serpent. God knew the consequences of both sides of the choice he presented them with . Since God didn't ...
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Did Adam need to tend the Garden of Eden because the biocycle a sinful process?
When Adam was created, there was no sin in this world. We are told that the wages of sin are death. My assumption therefore would be that prior to sin, nothing died.
So this leads me to a bit of a ...
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Was Adam blaming Eve?
Genesis 3:12 says:
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me
fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
I've heard several people interpret this verse as Adam blaming God and / or ...
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At what moment did humans become sinful?
At what moment did humans become sinful? Precisely, at what moment did humans acquire sinful passions?
According to my knowledge of how the Eastern Orthodox Christians view the matter of sin, the sin ...
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Would men have ever sinned if Satan did not tempt Eve in the garden in the first place? [closed]
I talked with one of our fellowship members who had not been attending services recently. I then asked him how his spiritual life is. He told me he doesn't even know if God exist sometimes and said he ...
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What are the major views on Adam's motivation to sin given that he was not deceived? [closed]
I'm interested in finding out what the major views are on Adam's motivation to sin if he was not deceived?
The biblical understanding of Abraham being willing to sacrifice his son was that he ...
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Does Romans 7:20 contradict Genesis 4:7?
In contrast with Romans 7:20:
But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one
doing it, but sin which dwells in me. [NASB]
Genesis 4:7 states:
“If you do well, will ...
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What was the Sin of Gomorrah?
We all know the sin of Sodom. But my question is, why was Gomorrah destroyed? Please give references to your answer.
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According to the YEC view, did the animals eat the forbidden fruit?
Assuming the Young Earth Creationist view that the Genesis account is literal history...
When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit they were condemned to death which caused every subsequent human to ...
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In Theistic Evolution, when did the alleged evolutionary animal/ape/man become accountable for his sins?
One answer to this previous question asks,
One of the problems I have with theistic evolution is: when did this alleged evolutinary animal/ape/man become accountable for his sins? [sic]
It would ...
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Was the marriage between Abraham and Sarah incestuous?
In the comments to this answer to the question of why Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his relationship with Sarah, the following question which I am about to pose, appeared:
Was the marriage between ...
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Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest? [closed]
I have a multi-part question.
Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest?
Genesis, Chapter 4 tells us about Cain and Abel.
Genesis, Chapter 5 tells us about Seth and "other sons and daughters".
I ...
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What is the significance of the three distinct aspects of the temptation of Eve in the garden? [closed]
Genesis 3 indicates that there were three distinct aspects of the temptation of Eve:
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
a delight to the eyes, and that the ...
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Why did Adam claim he was "naked" before God when he and Eve had clothed themselves with fig leaves?
After sinning, Adam and Eve "sewed fig leaves together" and made clothing for themselves. However, when God comes into the garden and calls to Adam, Adam responds by claiming that he was afraid and ...
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Was Enoch sinless? [closed]
I find this wording interesting in Genesis 5:24 (NIV) (my emphasis)
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
To me, this means God took Enoch to heaven. So,...
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Why did God make it a sin to eat an apple?
Eating a fruit* is not even a real wicked deed like killing somebody or something. Why did this whole sin thing get started with something so innocuous that by today's standard it wouldn't even be ...
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