Why is the sin nature inherited?

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

Ok, I'll keep it simple for you Christians: If Adam and Even were made perfect and then sin entered the world when Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge and as a consequence Adam and Eve were now imperfect, how is it fair for all of their descendent's to be born imperfect and sinful? Isn't it a bit unfair for the descendants to be punished for the sins of the father? Shouldn't everyone be born perfect?

Apparently, if Adam and Eve did not eat of the tree, then we'd all be running naked in some tropical paradise having a good time with no knowledge of sin.

If you're a Christian, and you do not share this traditional understanding of the story of eden, please provide scriptural evidence to support your different understanding.

[FallentoReason]

I don't see a problem with it personally. Like father, like son.

[Ryantology]

God had to have made that tempting serpent, too. Can't forget that.

[TaraJo]

If Adam and Eve were able to fuck up that badly, they were hardly created perfectly. Perfect creations don't fuck up; can you imagine if I created a perfect car that broke down in a matter of days?

[Minimalist]

[Cinjin]

If Adam and Eve were able to fuck up that badly, they were hardly created perfectly. Perfect creations don't fuck up; can you imagine if I created a perfect car that broke down in a matter of days?

not only did A&E mess up right away, but the VERY first man ever born on this planet was a murderer. I'd say that makes their god either a supreme fuck-up or an exceptionally sly bastard bent on making mankind evil. Hell, if their god was real, I'd say we manage to do some good on this planet DESPITE him not at all BECAUSE of him.


Or maybe their god just knew that not only was his garden never going to be able to feed 7 billion people, but that he was going to want fuck with us a bit for his own amusement. It's such a poorly written stupid-ass story.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

It basically went like this:

God: "Don't eat the fruit, m'kay?"
Satan: "Eat the fruit"

*eats fruit*

God: *facepalm*

[Anomalocaris]

Rather,

God: "and I though I was the god"

Christians : " you are god, you are god"

God: *facepalm*

[Drich]

[quote='teaearlgreyhot' pid='328222' dateline='1346207803']
[quote]Ok, I'll keep it simple for you Christians: If Adam and Even were made perfect and then sin entered the world when Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge and as a consequence Adam and Eve were now imperfect, how is it fair for all of their descendent's to be born imperfect and sinful? Isn't it a bit unfair for the descendants to be punished for the sins of the father?[/quote]We are not. For being born is not a sin, we are born unto sin.

[quote] Shouldn't everyone be born perfect?[/quote]No.

[quote]Apparently, if Adam and Eve did not eat of the tree, then we'd all be running naked in some tropical paradise having a good time with no knowledge of sin. [/quote]Actually no. Adam and Eve would still be running around naked. Without knoweledge of their nakedness, no babies.. (as it was before the fall)

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

...Actually no. Adam and Eve would still be running around naked. Without knoweledge of their nakedness, no babies.. (as it was before the fall)

Wait, so if "knowledge of nakedness" is necessary for reproduction, and this knowledge only comes once sins enters the world, then is sex sin? Something God designed is inherently sinful? Is that what you're implying?

Apparently in God's "perfect world" there would be no sex?