When Adam committed a grave sin, he lost his original justice. And his sin is passed on to all his descendants. There is talk of inherited sin. St. Paul is a great theologian of inherited sin. After him, St. Augustine and then St. Thomas. First, the nature of the test our grandparents had to pass and the burden of their guilt must be well understood. It is often possible to hear such words. What could have been wrong with eating ordinary fruit? In this case, it is not just disobedience but rebellion. If God were forbidden to eat from all but one of the trees, they could accuse God of trying to pity the first man who would be exposed to constant temptation. But we know that God behaved differently. Paradise abounded in a variety of trees. They were full of tasty fruit. Only one tree was removed. Our grandparents were able to show obedience to God. St. Augustine devised the following conversation between God and man. The man whom God created received such a prohibition: It does not concern him. Of what? That tree. But what is a tree? If he’s good, why shouldn’t I touch him? And if he is evil, what is he looking for here in paradise? Indeed, when he is in heaven, he must be good. But I wish you didn’t touch him. Why shouldn’t I concern him? Because I want your obedience and not your resistance. This tree is good, and I still wish you didn’t touch it. But why? Because I am a master, and you are a servant. Nothing serves you as much as serving a master. But how can you help the lord if you do not obey his commands? This fruit is good, but obedience is better. And if you eat the fruit of this tree, will the fruit of this tree become evil? Will it cause you death? It is not just your disobedience that will condemn you to death for moving you to eat the forbidden fruit, what the first man lacked in paradise, amid so many pleasures, especially when he had the pleasure of looking at God. Man wanted to be his master. He tried to break free from every addiction, from every domination. To become like God, who has no master over him. A fatal mistake. The first parents sinned freely and voluntarily. There is no question of ignorance here. Therefore, they were fully responsible for sin. And one more thing to say here. Their sin breeds more evils and will bear fruit to the end of the world. All the sins that people commit originate in the first sin of our grandparents. If Adam and Eve had not sinned, human history would have looked very different.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"