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To: philosofy123
Please explain. My understanding is that was the reason Jesus came down to wipe the Adam, and Eve sins.

I'm sure some would agree with that, but it's not the Biblical idea. Jesus came to wipe away *all* people's sins, including Adam & Eve, if they accept Him.

Even though thousands of years later, the children of Adam, and Eve had nothing to do with eating from that tree?

Again, we suffer certain consequences for what Adam & Eve did, but we are not held to account for their sins; they are. Each man (or woman) is accountable only for his own actions. Sin is not inherited. Ezekiel 18:19-20 "Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father?' Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live. The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself."

118 posted on 03/10/2004 6:28:51 AM PST by Sloth (We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
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To: Sloth
You still did not clear the subject for me. Yes, you said that sins are not inherited, and the sons should not be punished for the sins of the father, but that was my initial argument. I am essentially saying that the Semitic tribal culture carry the grudge for years. The concept of "his blood is on us and our children after us", and the concept of Jesus came to wipe away the sins of Adam and Eve?

First, it appears that bible has a lot of contradictions. Second, Our contemporary morality of today is far superior to the barbaric desert tribal morality of two thousands years ago.

119 posted on 03/10/2004 6:57:31 AM PST by philosofy123
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