Hello John,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W Burgeson [mailto:burgytwo@juno.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 1:47 PM
> To: ateo@whitworth.edu
> Cc: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Human origins and doctrine (was Definition of "Species")
>
>
> Adrian
> wrotee: >>One cannot deny the histority
> of Adam. >>
>
> Why not? If I do not think Adam was a real live single human
> being, does
> that mean I am not a Christian?
>
> I'd assert that such is a very narrow view. And not particularly
> biblical.
No, please don't get me wrong. It is not my place to judge the authenticity
of your Christian faith. My point is that I fail to understand how one can
deny the historicity of Adam and explain the biblical understanding of the
inheritance of sin/guilt/corruption (depending on your tradition), and also
reconcile that with how Paul, in his letter to the Romans (Ch5), seems to
assume that sin came through ONE man.
Finally, I also fail to see how my view is "not particularly biblical",
since this is the view held by the majority of Christians through the
centuries.
Blessings,
Adrian.
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