How was it possible for Adam to sin if he was perfect?

[OCEANBREEZE]

Definition of Sin: Literally, a missing of the mark, according to the Hebrew and Greek Bible texts. God himself sets the "mark" that his intelligent creatures are to reach. Missing that mark is sin, which is also unrighteouness, or lawlessness.(Romans 3;23, 1 jOHN 3:4)Sin is anything not in harmony with God's personality, standards, ways and will, all of which are holy. It may involve wrong conduct, failure to do what should be done, ungodly speech, unclean thoughts, or desires or motives that are selfish. The Bible defferentiates between inderited sin and willful sin,between an act of sin over which a person is repentant and the practice of sin.
So how was it possible for Adam to sin if he was perfect?

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[Anto]

Adam was created pure and without sin but anyway he had a FREE WILL. Our freedom is the only and real cause of sins, God didn't want slavers, He wants our free love towards Him.
This is what I belive.
Antonella

[eve1102]

Hiya Folks,
If I remember correctly, Adam Sinned becuase he didn't do as god said. He followed Eve and ate from the tree that god said not to eat from. Eve took the apple and Adam knowingly knew he should not eat it but he did. that is how he sinned.

Sure EVE, blame the woman!!! <hahaha>

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Gaol, Dilseachd, Cairdeas

[eve1102]

HAHA Not blaming her on purpose ya know..lol

[Jelliebean]

the thing that I don't understand is if Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel, one killed the other. Didn't the other one have children. If so, how did he 'acquire'the?.

I'm sorry, I haven't read the bible since school ......now I feel like I'm in confession........now I feel like Woody Allen

Hi Jellibean, I feel the same way too. I think I had a mind block or something. But, I do remember that part. I don't believe it mentioned how those "procreations" occurred. I could be wrong though. But, my mind probably became dizzy with all those "begetting and begatting's" going on.

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Gaol, Dilseachd, Cairdeas