The First and Second Sins

Aaron Weidenhaft 2-14-00 After the first sin man no longer has to love and serve God, but can do so with the option of going against Him. The implications of the sins of Adam and Eve and Cain ultimately define their importance. Without the first sin humanity could never truly show God obedience and love, but would instead be automatons of his will. Before they eat of the tree of knowledge, they have no …showed first 75 words of 1422 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1422 total…Eve. Banishment is common ground between the first and second sins, as Adam and Eve are exiled from Eden and Cain is to wander endlessly over the earth. Adam and Eve's punishments seem harsher than Cain's does, although their sin does not seem as bad as the murder of Abel. The message relayed is that obedience of God, as seen in the story of the tree of knowledge, transcends human affairs and is most important.