Adam is unique among all men. He was the first men to ever be created. His father was God the Father, and he is the only man to have no mother. He walked with God in paradise, and for a time experience a world without sin. No one knows how long Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. They could have live there one day or fifty years. Regardless of how long they lived there, Adam and eve are the only humans to have experience a world that was not under God's wrath. Imagine then, being kicked out of paradise.
James Smith writes, "He [Adam] could only expect the fulfillment of the sentence, 'You shall surely die!"... It[righteousness] was, like suitable clothing-his defense, his comfort, and his ornament. But it was gone! He had willfully cast it away-and he was naked. He felt defenseless, miserable, and degraded." Adam and Eve committed a simple, foolish sin. They ate something they were not supposed to. Even so, they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden and were fully subject to the wrath of God.
Adam and Eve are not the only ones who sin foolishly. Whether it is through ignorance or foolishness, we all inevitable do something we know we should not. Ignorance is not an acceptable defense before God. Neither is foolishness. God calls us to self-control so that we might always be clear-minded and alert. Do not make foolish or rash decisions. God gave you a mind to use, not abuse.
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