I strongly recommend, on this particular point, an article by Robin Collins
(my colleague at Messiah), "Evolution and Original Sin," in Perspectives on
an Evolving Creation, ed. Keith Miller (Eerdmans, 2003), pp. 469-501. The
whole volume is well worth having, but this essay goes to the heart of the
question below.
ted
>>> "n j" <tumoip@gmail.com> 01/02/07 12:45 AM >>>
Hi,
I'm starting to lean heavily towards evolution, but it has some
theological
implications that I'm looking into. For example, many hold that Adam was
not
a literal person and that the account of the fall is symbolic of when
humans
began to have free choice, self-conciousness and became aware of morality.
Understanding that they should act morally, however, they chose to behave
otherwise. For those who hold this view, how do you account for Paul
writing
as if Adam was a historical person through whom sin entered the world --
Rom
5:12; 1 Cor 15:22; 15:45?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
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