How exactly did "sin" enter the human race

[MysticPhD]

The need for our species itself to mature (evolve) and the need for each individual within each generation to mature is the source of sin. We have to learn to distinguish between good and evil and control our indiscriminate animal nature to eliminate the harmful selfish urges in "agape love of God and each other." When we don't . . . we sin.

[Joint heir with jesus]

Originally Posted by Texan2008

Christians please explain to me exactly how 'sin' entered the human race via what Adam and Eve did? I'm curious. Did the moment that they chose the fruit from the 'tree of good and evil' transform their genetic structure at that very moment to then have Adam and Eve's behavior become 'sin like'? Was their brains then genetically altered to then start behaving in "sinful" ways? Does your God explain the exact process by which this took place. Would love to hear it since after reading Genesis I'm still confused as to the HOW.

Gen. 3:7- "And the eyes of them both were opened and they knew [and SAW] that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons [to COVER themselves up with]."
This was a different "sight" than what they expected; than what they were told would happen. In Gen. 3:5 the serpent said into the woman "your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as god, KNOWING good and evil." Instead of knowing evil they disobeyed and BECAME evil (sinful) instead.
Up until the original sin Adam and Eve were like mirrors, reflecting back only the goodness, holiness and innocence of God- they were "God-conscious". They then lost God conscious and gained "self- consciousness instead (they knew they were naked). You could say they lost to the power to do the good and exchanged it for the power to do the bad [sinful]. Since God is Holy it is morally impossible for Him to sin. Adam and Eve, instead of becoming like Him [as promised by the lie of Satan through the serpent], became UNLIKE Him. This was the consequence of believing the lie- the exact opposite took place. Adam and EVE lost the glorious sinlessness and innocence they had been created with and this disobedience caused a spiritual separation between man and God, which still exists today. The penalty for sin is eternal separation from God.
Adam and Eve passed on the tendency to sin to all future generations of mankind, which is why we need a Savior, a substitute to pay the price for us so that we can be re-united spiritually with a Holy God.

[hljc]

God had spiritual authority over the earth , and He gave this authority to Adam and Eve .....................The devil and demons were evil already before Adam came , as He could have been evil billion years before Adam came as some people even blame the last ice age 10 thousand years ago on the devil who tried to destroyed the earth.......................God gave His authority to Adam who rebelled against God authority and dominion by rejecting God Words , so Adam authority went to the devil and his hoards who then manipulated man for 4 thousand years un-abased , until Jesus came and the devil still can manipulate man in mans weakness by rejecting faith in Jesus and His gifts and promises to rid man of this manipulator the devil and his hoards ...................Still Lord Jesus is multi times more powerful than the devil, if man where to take up the authority of the believer by the blood of Jesus the devil would be paralyzed in his works of the flesh ............See sin is the offense of man giving the devil authority in the earth by acting against the character of God and His Words and plan

[Matthew 4:4]

Originally Posted by Sheila Renae

This is opinion--We sinned against God, HOW? I think that we started killing that which is Him and contains Life and that we have never stopped. In the garden of Eden all were vegetarian. His first commandment was--do not kill.

How did God make clothing out of animal skins for Adam and Eve if the first command was not to kill ? - Gen. 3 v 21

[Cyber Munchkin]

Originally Posted by arleigh

If you loved God ,He could teach you.
But merely looking for arguments ,no answer will ever satisfy you.

Amen !