Kevin wrote:
... according to the LDS Apostles the FALL of
Adam
was actually obedience & was not a sin
DavidM: Blaine and DaveH, Does Kevin have this right? Do you Mormons
believe that Adam and Eve
walked in obedience, and that their eating of the
fruit of the tree was not a sin?
DAVEH:
I haven't studied this to much depth, so I am sticking my neck
out......please be gentle when you lop it off! But.....is there any place
in the Bible where A&E's eating of the forbidden fruit is referred to as a
sin, or......do the Bible authors simply refer to it as a
transgression? It seems to me that (original) sin was
attributed to Adam's transgression in post Biblical traditions of the
apostate church.
Judy: This is the teaching of scripture independent of men's traditions. Scripture teaches that Eve was deceived but Adam who chose to go with her rather than to take a stand was in the transgression. This is why it was BY ONE MAN that sin entered the world.
DAVEH: Look at it another way, DavidM. If you tell your 3 year old child that they should not pet a particular dog even if it looks friendly and fun to play with. But the choice is theirs....IF they pet the dog, the dog will bite them. So.....the dog looks so inviting, you kid goes ahead and pets the fluffy critter who then bites your child. Would you consider their desire (and resulting action of petting the dog) to be a sin???
Judy: Not a good analogy DAVEH since you/we are not God and since Adam was not a child. He was created full grown, an adult who was held responsible for his choices.
DAVEH: Now let me ask you a question, DavidM.....Do you believe in the original sin of Adam? It is my understanding that this is a Catholic doctrine. Has it been widely adopted by Protestants too?
Judy: Obviously I'm not DavidM - but the original sin of Adam is not a RC doctrine, it is the teaching of scripture. Do Mormon people read the scriptures - or take them seriously DAVEH?
Judy
