not trying to be sarcastic (even though I tend to answer that way and then tone it down for the general public
) we should also proceed to forgive every character in scripture that somehow did the Israelites wrong and then forgive them too cause they kept blowin it.
it's a big world when it comes to forgivness, but Jesus said 'if we have something against someone', so I tend to think forgiveness is more 'localized'
I am curious though, how did you come up with this?
Hi sophie ive read so many threads about people saying we all inherited a sinfull nature from adam and eve but never have i herd a thread ask if we should forgive them for that. I thought it would be an intresting study. I havent answered the question yet as im unsure.
I once got into a thread that asked did God forgive adam and eve and it seemed to suggest that he did but doesnt say exactly that he did.
But God was gracious to warn Adam about sin and its consequences. God told Adam not to eat of the fruit of the forbidden tree. He told him that if he did, he would die.
When Adam sinned, God did not immediately put Adam to death, as his sin deserved. Instead, God sought Adam out, and exposed his sin. God also indicated the consequences Adam and his wife would experience because of their sin.
God promised to provide a cure for sin and death. He also provided Adam and Eve with coverings.
God graciously removed Adam and Eve from the garden, and prevented them from returning to it. He kept them from eating of the tree of life, lest they live forever in their sin. God was gracious to turn the curse into the cure. Death kept Adam and Eve from living forever as condemned sinners. It was death (the death of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary) that ultimately and permanently defeated Satan, sin, and death -- because our Lord died in the sinner's place, and then rose from the dead.
God graciously gave Adam and Eve another son -- Seth -- after Cain killed Abel. It was after the birth of Seth that people began to worship the Lord. Did this include Adam? I am inclined to think so.
All of this suggests that Adam and Eve did seek God's forgiveness, and receive it but doesnt say exactly that he did. The Bible places the emphasis on Adam's sin (and not on his repentance and forgiveness) because it was through Adam's sin that all mankind was corrupted and brought under the same sentence of death (
Romans 5:12-21). Adam turns our attention toward the sin of the human race. Jesus Christ turns our attention to life and righteousness.
But one thing puzzles me. where all born with a sinful nature and those that do not accept Jesus will stay with a sinful nature, In a way you could say quite possibly be on there way to hell. I find it a diffacult one to forgive. that my own brother or sister could go to hell. whom i love.
Would so many still be going to hell if they didnt inherit a sinfull nature.
Romans 5:12-21 “12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. 14 Still, everyone
died-From the time of Adam to the time of Moses-even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. 15 For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many.
In a way you could say that adam and eve have made a whole world stumble
and we know Gods punishment for making somebody stumble. or does that only apply to making a brother stumble. Im inclined to think no its not.
I am more inclined to forgive adam and eve but still have my preservations. and its an intresting study because where not Judging salvation or each other and talking more with an openess towards sin.
Thanks to others who have responded and i hope what ive wrote here also address your questions youve asked me.
