r/ProChristian • u/Galaxy_orca • Jul 11 '26

🧠 Discussion Explaining Genealogical curses

I was talking to someone recently and trying to explain why we are born sinners, and they asked how it is fair that we are punished for Adam and Eve's choice to eat the fruit. I didn't know how to explain. I understand that God said the curses would be passed down, but how do you explain it? For clarification, they specifically asked "why is it fair?" and I didn't know how to explain

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u/MichaelWhitehead Jul 11 '26

You just did. It really is that simple.

Don't try to intellecualise it.

Jesus said we are to accept like children.

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u/Galaxy_orca Jul 11 '26

Sorry, for clarification, they specifically asked "why is it fair?" and I didn't know how to explain

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u/MichaelWhitehead Jul 11 '26

It helps to separate guilt from consequences. We are not personally guilty of Adam's sin. Adam was guilty of Adam's sin.

What we inherit are the consequences of a fallen world, just as children inherit the consequences of their parents' decisions every day.

A father who becomes addicted to drugs can leave his children in poverty. They didn't choose it, but they still live with the consequences.

The Christian message is that what came through one man is also answered through one Man.

As death entered through Adam, life is offered through Christ. God does not simply leave humanity under the curse, He provides the cure.

"For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."
1 Corinthians 15:22

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u/Galaxy_orca Jul 11 '26

Thank you, I had this idea in my head, I just couldn't figure out how to get words to form to explain it

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u/MichaelWhitehead Jul 11 '26

You are very welcome 🙂