Adam and Eve

On the trial's seventh day, proceedings were moved outdoors because of excessive heat. William Jennings Bryan (seated, left) is being questioned by Clarence Darrow.

Scopes Trial

Scopes Trial The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded...

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Adam And Eve

Adam And Eve Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. It also provides the basis for the doctrines...

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Garden Of Eden

Garden Of Eden The Garden of Eden, also called Paradise, is the biblical “garden of God” described in the Book of Genesis and the Book of Ezekiel. Genesis 13:10 refers to the “garden of God”, and the “trees of the garden” are mentioned in Ezekiel 31. The Book of Zechariah and the Book of Psalms also...

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What Is Original Sin?

What Is Original Sin? Original sin, also called ancestral sin, is a Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man, stemming from Adam and Eve’s rebellion in Eden, namely the sin of disobedience in consuming the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This condition has...

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Original Sin and Blood Atonement

Original Sin And Blood Atonement This article covers the relationship between Original Sin and Blood Atonement. We stated above that the original sin was imported into Christianity by Paul, while James and Jesus himself insisted upon actions and the law. Contrarily to what Jesus taught, the corrupted Christianity declares that...

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What Was Tree Prohibited For Adam And Eve?

What Was Tree Prohibited For Adam And Eve? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Was Tree Prohibited For Adam And Eve?“ As is known, Adam was in the Garden before his worldly life. While in the Garden, God commanded him and Eve not to eat the fruit...

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What Wisdom Behind Adam’s Dismissal From Paradise?

What Wisdom Behind Adam’s Dismissal From Paradise? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Wisdom Behind Adam’s Dismissal From Paradise?“ The wisdom of it concerns the charging of duties; Adam was sent charged with such a duty that the unfolding of all mankind’s spiritual progress and the revealing...

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Is Jesus Responsible For Our Sins?

Is Jesus Responsible For Our Sins? This article covers the answer to the question: “Is Jesus Responsible For Our Sins?” from the Bible. Humans are born without (the original sin of man) according to the Bible: (Deuteronomy 24:16): “The father shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall...