So, what was the Sin? We are often told - exclusively it seems - that that first sin which ushered in the Fall and necessitated the coming of the Christ was the eating of the fruit - indeed apparently, just touching it. But is this true? You see, the story presents us with two people, living with God in the Garden - in bliss apparently. The name of the fruit they cannot have is the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The serpent says if they eat it, they will become like God and God says that they will die on the day they eat it. But they haven't eaten it yet. They don't know "good and evil." So we have a conundrum - how could they have sinned if they didn't know morally right from wrong - how could they have known that it was "evil" to eat it? They couldn't, so why is it that they are punished for having eaten it? They weren't. The consequences inherent in an action are not punishments meted out to you. They simply are. So what were those...
Ramblings and observations