Adam, come on man, I know you've just committed the first sin of all mankind and doomed us all to pain never before known, but it's just one sin after all...
But wait...
Before we jump right into criticizing Adam, let's have some self reflecting time. Do you really think you would've been "manlier" than the first man ever created? Do you really think you wouldn't have bawled like a little baby too? You've literally committed THE crime. You've commissioned yourself to death and your spouse (although she's the one who deceived you after having been deceived) to death as well. All you love has been stripped away and you're told that you can no longer live in the place you love with the person you adore most in all the world.
Now tell me you really wouldn't cry.
Yes, Adam did only commit one sin initially, and to us today that is so normal that we are immune and unaware of the implications that just one sin has on our lives. Adam's fall is a fantastic reminder of the power of God and sin. Sin taints the entire being of a human. With just one sin we are stained. Not only did that one sin stain Adam and Eve, but because of their disobedience it caused an entire race (the human race) to be forever stained and found guilty up to the point of punishment including death. We are told that sin is what separates us from God and even one sin in all mankind is enough to punish all of mankind to doom. Tell me that sin has no lasting implications now, because you can't. When did we let sin become normal? Why did we allow this to occur? Sin is what removes us from our gardens and places us in the deserts of our lives, so why do we continuously allow it to take precedence and rob us of our joy? Our humanness cannot be our excuse. We must strive to daily glorify God, knowing full well that we will never be sinless, and ceaselessly praising Him for His sacrifice of His son on the cross to bear our sin and shame. This is the only proper way to repay Christ.
So just remember that Adam's lamenting may have looked "unprofessional," but if we aren't following his example, down on our knees to beg forgiveness, then we aren't evaluating the cost of our sins correctly.
P.S. Sorry for the length! I just really got on a roll here!
P.P.S. I commented on Luke Killam and Logan Turner's posts
But wait...
Before we jump right into criticizing Adam, let's have some self reflecting time. Do you really think you would've been "manlier" than the first man ever created? Do you really think you wouldn't have bawled like a little baby too? You've literally committed THE crime. You've commissioned yourself to death and your spouse (although she's the one who deceived you after having been deceived) to death as well. All you love has been stripped away and you're told that you can no longer live in the place you love with the person you adore most in all the world.
Now tell me you really wouldn't cry.
Yes, Adam did only commit one sin initially, and to us today that is so normal that we are immune and unaware of the implications that just one sin has on our lives. Adam's fall is a fantastic reminder of the power of God and sin. Sin taints the entire being of a human. With just one sin we are stained. Not only did that one sin stain Adam and Eve, but because of their disobedience it caused an entire race (the human race) to be forever stained and found guilty up to the point of punishment including death. We are told that sin is what separates us from God and even one sin in all mankind is enough to punish all of mankind to doom. Tell me that sin has no lasting implications now, because you can't. When did we let sin become normal? Why did we allow this to occur? Sin is what removes us from our gardens and places us in the deserts of our lives, so why do we continuously allow it to take precedence and rob us of our joy? Our humanness cannot be our excuse. We must strive to daily glorify God, knowing full well that we will never be sinless, and ceaselessly praising Him for His sacrifice of His son on the cross to bear our sin and shame. This is the only proper way to repay Christ.
So just remember that Adam's lamenting may have looked "unprofessional," but if we aren't following his example, down on our knees to beg forgiveness, then we aren't evaluating the cost of our sins correctly.
P.S. Sorry for the length! I just really got on a roll here!
P.P.S. I commented on Luke Killam and Logan Turner's posts
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