Theology

#STRask: If Only Eve Had Eaten the Fruit, Would Sin Still Have Entered the World?

Download the mp3
Published on 02/15/2024

Questions about whether sin still would have entered the world if only Eve had eaten the fruit, the theological explanation for why Jesus did not inherit a sinful nature from Mary, and what the idea that nothing good can come from evil would mean for children born as a result of rape.

Topics

  • If only Eve had eaten the fruit and Adam refused, would sin still have entered the world?
  • What is the theological explanation for why Jesus did not inherit a sinful nature from Mary?
  • If nothing good can come from evil, how can we justify children born as a result of rape, incest, out of wedlock, etc.?