In fact let's take a step back long before Adam & Eve. His name? Lucifer:
Es 28:12 “You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering...The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers;I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
God created Lucifer as the seal of perfection. He created him perfect in every thing, until iniquity (indwelling sin) was found in him.
Lucifer wasn't tempted. He was perfect, until iniquity was found in him. IT was then that he was tempted to take God's place. That's the sin of coveting:
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God...[Is 14:12-13]
Conclusion: Lucifer wasn't tempted until iniquity was found in him! Then he became Satan, the adversary.
Es 28:12 “You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering...The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers;I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
God created Lucifer as the seal of perfection. He created him perfect in every thing, until iniquity (indwelling sin) was found in him.
Lucifer wasn't tempted. He was perfect, until iniquity was found in him. IT was then that he was tempted to take God's place. That's the sin of coveting:
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God...[Is 14:12-13]
Conclusion: Lucifer wasn't tempted until iniquity was found in him! Then he became Satan, the adversary.
How can iniquity be found in a perfect being? Or, stated
another way, how can a perfect being be found to have iniquity
within itself? Does being perfect encompass the inclusion of iniquity?