> I know I'm out on a heretical limb on this one. There is not one shred of fatherly history to support me. I would argue that their eyes were not opened to the truth and I would point to Eve's confusion as evidence to this fact. Eve's was deceived into sinning. Adam sinned willfully but it wasn't pride that led him to sin. There was failure to seek out God for a remedy for Eve's disobedience.
Pro 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
This is an odd way of putting it (who am I to critique God's writing) but pride comes from lacking wisdom.
Now you can take this for what it's worth, an opinion. There something that troubles me to think that I have a different view on this then every single brilliant church theologian. :O)
Yea.. you must be a heretic :)
She was tempted with lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life..