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Nobody on this Earth knows for sure. Some traditions claim that he did, but those are just speculation.
When did Adam repent?Ok, here's the contradiction in Christianity.
If Adam repented doesn't mean his sin is gone and there is no such thing as "original sin"?
if Adam can repent, doesn't that mean God forgive him and God forgave him without dying for his sins?
Why would God die for people's sins when he used to forgive them without dying?
Jesus paid the debt for those who would put their faith in him. Not for those who do not. Furthermore, sin is defined as "falling short," which people always have done and always will do in this age - you might as well ask why nobody is perfect. And everybody will be perfect one day - that is everyone who makes it into Heaven.Sin is a debt that must be paid. God sent Jesus, his one and only son, to pay this debt, thereby permitting sinners access to heaven in the afterlife. However, in order to reach heaven, one must still repent for their sins. If Jesus paid the debt for original sin, how does sin still exist? And why must one accept Christ as his or her Savior to reap the benefits of his sacrifice (enternity in heaven)? Scriptures are always welcome and appreciated, but I'd prefer a more Socratic method of explanation if possible.
Ok, here's the contradiction in Christianity.
If Adam repented doesn't that mean his sin is gone and there is no such thing as "original sin"?
if Adam can repent, doesn't that mean God forgive him and God forgave him without dying for his sins?
Why would God die for people's sins when he used to forgive them without dying?
If you reduce forgiveness to something that simple that doesn't address the problem you arrive at your questions but have missed the whole point of the Judeo/Christian story.Ok, here's the contradiction in Christianity.
If Adam repented doesn't that mean his sin is gone and there is no such thing as "original sin"?
if Adam can repent, doesn't that mean God forgive him and God forgave him without dying for his sins?
Why would God die for people's sins when he used to forgive them without dying?
If you reduce forgiveness to something that simple that doesn't address the problem you arrive at your questions but have missed the whole point of the Judeo/Christian story.
Whether Adam said sorry or not, forgiving him doesn't fix the problem. The story of Israel climaxing in the story of Jesus is the story of God sorting out the problem that is introduced by human sin, so that we are put right, freed from sin, and able to take forward a redeemed creation once more. The event that enables that is the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as the climax of the story of Abraham and Israel and continued in the story of the Church looking towards its consumation in his return.
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