Was Adam Made Holy

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I think the prince of the air was found wicked when he had tempted Eve for he as well was punished for his doing. I think he was the cherub of the garden yet was replaced with a flaming sword
I don't, Satan is the Prince of the power of the Air and he fell by transgression (pride) when he desired to be like the most high and attempted to elevate himself above God!
 
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I don't, Satan is the Prince of the power of the Air and he fell by transgression (pride) when he desired to be like the most high and attempted to elevate himself above God!
Well I don’t how you would explain he was blameless a reflection of perfection in the garden, I do agree he tried to elevate himself above God
 
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I don't, Satan is the Prince of the power of the Air and he fell by transgression (pride) when he desired to be like the most high and attempted to elevate himself above God!
Well I don’t how you would explain he was blameless a reflection of perfection

I think his desire came when he made this statement

Gen 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
 
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The

Sons of God sang with the morning stars when God cast down creation
Yes like babies and their first cry’s

John 1:3
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
 
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Arg sorry for the double print, the post will sometimes leave what I started I don’t catch in time
 
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I don’t think satan was cast from heaven to the garden of God that sounds a little odd.
 
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Well I don’t how you would explain he was blameless a reflection of perfection in the garden, I do agree he tried to elevate himself above God
I never said he was....I believe he fell before the account of Genesis
 

PS

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Questions asked in my last thread "One Talent" were as the title
Was Adam made Holy and did he live there in Holiness
We know Adam fell, but did he live in holiness before his fall.

Request: In replying please do not attack personally or use extreme language
Please do not bring up hurts of the past with other members, leave bitterness
at the door. And for those with axes to grind, please focus on the discussion.

Remember if you bring up law then your answers and questions should reflect
that we are to love one another perfectly as God loves us.
Yes Adam was living a holy life in the presence of a Holy God, and life was good, until sin crept in unaware.

Lesson, "if it does not feel right, it probably is not right."
 

PS

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Added: please do not think Adam was 'holy' no man is, but the life he was living was 'holy and pleasing' to God.
 
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I think God knew beforehand that his most beautiful messenger would not be satisfied with the law of God. (pride in heart)

Mankind was brought into a world day 6. The whole creation was corrupted on day four.

Three is a number that is used throughout the bible in various parables to denote the end of the matter. The temporal corruption time keepers (Sun and Moon) were put into place on day four . Previously the first three days the light was the glory of God.
It was the presence of light on earth. Just as it will when the Sun and Moon are cast aside.

When mankind fell what ever kind of body they had previously seemed to loose it glow . Like Moses was when he was in the presence of God who is light. In the twinkling of the eye they shed the righteousness of Christ which they were clothed with. They knew they were naked and tried to cover their nakedness with the things seen the temporal.
 

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I think God knew beforehand that his most beautiful messenger would not be satisfied with the law of God. (pride in heart)

Mankind was brought into a world day 6. The whole creation was corrupted on day four.

Three is a number that is used throughout the bible in various parables to denote the end of the matter. The temporal corruption time keepers (Sun and Moon) were put into place on day four . Previously the first three days the light was the glory of God.
It was the presence of light on earth. Just as it will when the Sun and Moon are cast aside.
That is unbiblical hogwash. Each day, God saw that His creation was good.

When mankind fell what ever kind of body they had previously seemed to loose it glow .
I don't know what fantasy novels you're reading, but your statement is completely unbiblical. God created Adam from the dust, and Eve from Adam's rib. Humans had no bodies at all prior to our physical conception.
 
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How is a person's sin atoned for?

By faith.

Why does sin have to be atoned for?

By the blood of Jesus,

Therefore are we not saved by faith?

Adam and Eve sinned, they fell, but does that mean after they did not have faith in God?

Genesis 4:1

Cain Murders Abel
(Luke 11:51; Heb. 11:4; 12:24)
1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”

Cain kills Abel and we can find trust not only has she lost Abel but also Cain as he is put away from Adam & Eve.

Yet we find

Genesis 4:25-26

A New Son
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 3:8
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

the LORD God walking in the garden I think "refers to the preincarnate Jesus. This preincarnate Jesus then made atonement for Adam and Eve by providing animal skins as a covering for them. The shedding of blood of animals before it was given to Israel.

So I think they are with God
That’s not how it works. God gave the sacrificial system to atone for sin, not to Adam and Eve. Believing that you are forgiven removes guilt. Believing that Jesus is the Son of the Most High makes Him a worthy enough Sacrifice for the sins of the world. The greater the sacrifice the more sins it covers. If somebody didn’t care to please the Lord, they wouldn’t care to make any sacrifice. If He is not their Lord, then it doesn’t matter, they are already eternally lost. For those who wish to please Him and be restored He gave this system.

This is what you need to understand. It isn’t blood that atones for sin. It is the faith that the sacrifice atoned for your sin that removes the guilt, which restores you to God. If you don’t have faith that Jesus was the Christ then His blood, to you is insufficient.

We are restored to God to serve God. God created Adam to tend the garden, His garden. Man still needed to serve God. That’s why Cain and Abel were bringing Him food. God walked with men, physically present. There seems to be quite a few pieces in the puzzle missing to get an accurate picture what really happened in the beginning.
 

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How did Adam atone for his sin? I think he disobeyed and is probably eternally punished.
Jesus atoned for the sins of Adam dying on the cross. No one can atone for the sins that they commit. If he is eternally punished then the same fate waits for us as well.
 
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ieuan

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Magenta, be careful with your doctrine. :)
Men has seen Jesus, and Jesus is God. but Jesus is fully man also, they saw the Man Jesus
the Bible states no man has seen God.

John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. (KJV)
 
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ieuan

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Tourist said:
Jesus atoned for the sins of Adam dying on the cross. No one can atone for the sins
that they commit. If he is eternally punished then the same fate waits for us as well.


I must echo what Tourist said in his post, really excellent.
 
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ieuan

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Hungary and BillG are at odds with each other, amicably so, well done.

But basically they both agree, animal skins were provided as a cover to the nakedness
in the garden, they now knew evil and lust, so the animals represent the penalty for sin, blood.
But also the animal blood pointed to a better sacrifice, and eternal sacrifice once and for all.
And you all know what I am speaking about the blood shed on the cross by our Lord Jesus.


This is basic Christina teaching, no sin is forgiven without rpentence, and repentence is found
in faith. The Jews of old were nevr saved by the blood of oxen and goats, that was the sign
of a betetr sacrifice. Without repentence of the sin there could be no forgiveness, The atonement
of Christ Jesus on he cross is sufficient to wipe out all sin, we are saved by faith, and HIS rightiousness
is imputed to us by that faith, we are covered by the blood.

Hebrews 10:8 8 First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
 
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Jamon said
"Hard thing to grasp maybe, the fact satan (Satan) and the falling angels where once holy and dwelled with God
in heaven."

It is clear in the Bible that this is so, the demons and their prince Satan fought a war in heaven and one third fell
they were indeed bright angels made perfect but given free will to fall or endure, they chose to fall. There is no
way back for a fallen angel they are forever cursed. At this time they are chained - limited- and cannot harm the
people of God. Jesus cast out demons, Jesus was tempted by this prince Satan. Satan desires that all should fall.

This is basic Christian teaching in all denominations.
 
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Dino246
Please consider that Garee may be new to Christianity, at least he is trying to discuss.
Please don't speak about fantasy, allow people to discuss and learn, thank you.
You are correct by the way in your doctrine and I appreciate your input otherwise.
 
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PS In you post you clearly state that Adam was not holy.

Consider that God made everything and all were good.
dam walked with God naked in the garden, do you think
that an unholy creature could stand before the Lord?
I think Adam wa smade holy, and I think Adam lived a holy life
after the fall, to him was the line to Christ, we are made holy by faith
we are not perfect however, but we are holy in His sight.

Palm 103:12
9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy
toward them that fear him. 12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions
from us.
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 14For he knoweth
our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field,
so he flourisheth.

There are many verses that show we are made holy by faith in God's eyes.
 
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Jesus atoned for the sins of Adam dying on the cross. No one can atone for the sins that they commit. If he is eternally punished then the same fate waits for us as well.
Christ is our sacrifice based on the sacrifice system. If Adam was not under Law or under Grace, by what atonement system did He participate?