Post by gadreel on Jun 19, 2019 22:48:06 GMT
Yeah I dont agree with the punish children for their parents mistakes,but as I said in the other comment, this is not a documentary story, this is a story that tries to explain our observed fallen state after the fact. I personally dont think the garden of eden narrative is very good in terms of explaining original sin, I think that there are a number of flaws, but it is the story we have and my railing is really against the claim that poor widdle eve was tricked by the nasty men (including God who is some how a man) into being the scapegoat for everything.
Was the church guilty of sexism, yes 100%, was this story often used as a tool to promote sexism, absolutely, but in the enlightened age we are in now, we can see more clearly that this is simply two people, one of whom did what they were warned was a terrible idea.
The Garden story is much more than just a story that tries to explain our observed fallen state after the fact. It is foundational to Christianity. Without A&E messing things up for all of mankind, there is no need for Christ. The Bible calls Jesus "the last Adam", because he is the perfect man who regains for mankind what the first Adam lost.
We don't need to rely on just the Genesis account to find original sin. Here are the scriptures I cited to Cody:
"Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me." (Ps 51:5)
"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned" (Rom 5:12)
"Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people." (Rom 5:18)
"For as in Adam all die" (1 Cor 15:22)