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RFayette
Junior Chimp
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« on: October 12, 2017, 09:09:24 PM »

Humans inherit a sinful nature from Adam and Eve, so in this sense Adam is our federal head and because he sinned, the whole human race fell from grace.  Fortunately, God stepped into history by sending his only son Jesus Christ into the world so that all who repent and believe in him can get a new nature and be transferred from children of wrath to children of light.  

God did not err with Adam and Eve because he already knew how he would use Adam and Eve's sin to glorify himself, as he predestined all who believe in Christ before the foundations of the Earth per Ephesians 1, so he obviously knew what would happen before creating Adam and Eve, and chose to allow sin in order to showcase his glory and mercy.
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RFayette
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2017, 10:55:52 PM »

Humans inherit a sinful nature from Adam and Eve, so in this sense Adam is our federal head and because he sinned, the whole human race fell from grace.  Fortunately, God stepped into history by sending his only son Jesus Christ into the world so that all who repent and believe in him can get a new nature and be transferred from children of wrath to children of light.  

God did not err with Adam and Eve because he already knew how he would use Adam and Eve's sin to glorify himself, as he predestined all who believe in Christ before the foundations of the Earth per Ephesians 1, so he obviously knew what would happen before creating Adam and Eve, and chose to allow sin in order to showcase his glory and mercy.

Back to the topic.

Scriptures say that Adam brought sin and death to the earth. Not Eve.

Eve is punished more than Adam. Does that sound fair to you?

Regards
DL

Adam and Eve were punished differently, but on what basis do you claim that Eve was punished more?  

Regardless, the verses you cite refer to direct punishment for sins, but this is different.  Because Adam sinned, we all have the proclivity to sin, and we are thus punished for those sins.  I do not believe that humans are punished directly for Adam's sin, but rather that he caused the fall of the human race into sin; and because we are now human beings born children of wrath with sinful desires, we will be punished for those sins we commit due to our fallen nature.  Regardless, there's nothing "fair" about God.  He is very harsh at points, but it just is what it is.  "Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases" (Psalm 115:3).   But the point is, you don't want God's justice, because that will send you straight to hell.  You want him to be unfair by showing mercy, and he does to those he predestined in Christ (Ephesians 1).
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