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Originally Posted by SpeakersCorner
Jane,
That's one way to look at it. But where do you get the idea that Adam was even aware of the existence of the serpent? Unless I'm forgetting something, there is no data in the account that shows this. Adam may truly have been unaware of the serpent's existence much less his words.
Further, Adam was NOT deceived. We know this from Paul's word in 1 Timothy: "And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." Do you really think he should admit to a sin he didn't commit?
SC
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I think you have to take the 1 Timothy verse as meaning that Adam wasn't deceived
first. Because clearly Adam took the fruit from Eve and ate it. So at that point he
was deceived.
However, I think the popular interpretation that Adam was alongside Eve all during her discourse with Satan and didn't say anything (the "wimpy, passive Adam" argument) is refuted by the verse in 1 Timothy which you cite. However, ironically, Adam did turn out to be a little wimpy and passive in the end.