If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them, James 4:17.
Who me? I didn’t do anything wrong. No really officer, “I was just following trying to keep pace with traffic.” Whenever individuals resort to justifying their actions, they are usually an accomplice to sin.
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, Genesis 3:6.
Although Eve is the main character during the fall known as original sin, she did have a partner in crime. Hidden from plain view, Adam overheard the serpent tempting his wife without intervening. Perhaps he was watching Sports Center, checking out his fantasy team or merely pretending to listen to Eve. Either way, Adam was an accomplice to the first sin on earth.
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned, Romans 5:12.
According to the apostle Paul, Adam is the main culprit on earth’s first scandal. Since God clearly spelled out the boundaries to Adam in Genesis 2:16-17, it was his responsibility to pass this information on to his wife as uphold this rule. Today, anyone who has read the Bible, heard the gospel or is introduced to biblical truths can’t claim ignorance. As one of Jesus’ disciples once wrote, if you know what to do or not to do and don’t heed the Lord’s principles then you too are an accomplice to sin.
by Jay Mankus
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