Adam and Eve were created in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1: 26-27; 5: 1,2). However, they followed the devil’s teachings and gave him access to their spirits by obeying him. They therefore took darkness in to their spirits when they sinned against God. Here is what happened:
- Satan taught Adam and Eve godless, sinful behaviors that were not a part of their spirits at the creation. God had breathed His Spirit into them and they were pure and innocent when in the sinless state. As a result of sin, their spirits lost the light of God and they came under the dominion of the kingdom of darkness. 1 John 1: 5b says that God is Light and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. In fact, Light was the first thing that God imparted to the earth.
- The spiritual DNA of sin and rebellion against God was passed on to all humans and all humans came under the curse of sin (1 Cor 15: 22, 45).
- Satan and his ways represented the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. To explain further, the word “fruit” is used literally in scriptures until Proverbs 8: 19 when wisdom said that her fruit was better than life. While good things are the fruit of wisdom, Proverbs 8 showed that those who lack wisdom are wicked, perverse, lack understanding, pride, arrogancy among others. This is a true picture of the devil. To illustrate further, Jesus also used the imagery of fruit to describe the outward evidence of the true condition of wicked human spirits (Matt 7: 15-23).
2. The fruit of sin in Adam and Eve
What was the fruit of Adam and Eve’s sin? They had eaten or partook of the devil’s doctrine and now showed evidences that they had learnt new behaviors:
* they became aware of sin – eyes opened and they knew they were naked, having become aware of desire, lust and sin.
* they began to cover up – noone admitted to his/her role in the rebellion. Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the devil. We know that Adam was fully aware of what he was doing (1 Tim 2: 14).
* They became afraid of God and began to run from rather than to Him – they hid and did not reveal their location to the Lord.
3. Can sin be transferred?
Yes. There is a law of spiritual inheritance, just as there is a law of physical inheritance. This is the reason that Cain, the first child, learnt to sin? Adam and Eve became infected with the sin trait and possessed the ability to pass on the sin DNA to their offspring. God had given them His DNA – which was every thing pertaining to life and godliness. Adam and Eve were created to be righteous, faithful, fearing God, understanding the fear of God fruitful, full of might, wise, self controlled etc. They were also created to be productive – to be fruitful, multiply, replenish and subdue the earth. However, sin created blackened infection in Adam and Eve’s spirits, causing their spirits to lose the light and life of God. This was now an unnecessary burden for the human spirit to bear. The spirit of man now has a craving for wrongdoing and sin became the chronic infection of the spirit, in the same way that an untreated illness becomes chronic or even fatal. In the same way that offspring inherit all kinds of physical traits from parents, the trait of sin passed on to all of Adam and Eve’s offspring.
I’d like to use an example from scripture to illustrate. Jesus warned the disciples to beware of the leaven or doctrine of the Pharisees (Mt 16: 11,12). Apostle Paul later warned the disciples that a little leaven or yeast leaveneth the whole lump (Gal 5: 9). In other words, it only takes a little bit of yeast in flour to make a large amount of bread. It only takes one wrong person or doctrine to lead others astray. Apostle Paul also aptly stated that ‘as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Cor 15: 22). First child Cain is a sad example of the effect of sin in the human race.
Here are other examples. Isaac’s wife Rebekah was a devious woman and taught her son Jacob to lie to his father and cheat his brother. She learnt from her father and brother Laban. Jacob’s wife’s Rachel stole her father’s idol and lied about it. She learnt from her father Laban, the master trickster who was famous for cheating his nephew Jacob. OK. Enough of the soaps! Jacob’s wives Rachel and Leah (who were sisters) vied violently with each other for Jacob’s favor, often involving their children. What kind of example were they setting? We don’t know what transpired in the Adam and Eve home, but somehow Cain learnt from them. Moreover, the devil might have had conversations with him. I somehow feel that satan played a role in the murder of Abel, a true worshipper of God.
I think that I should stop here, but there is a lot more to cover. Thanks for reading. Blessings.