Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
You said:

I almost got the sniff though of a comp theology in there, especially when you contrast Jesus faithfulness to stand up to Satan verses Adam’s failure to. It almost sounded like the comp argument that Adam did not fulfill his role in protecting and guarding the garden and his wife.

Adam was not given the directive to “guard” his wife. But he was given the directive to “guard” the garden. When he let evil in unopposed it was treason just as God considered it treason when a watchman on the wall failed to warn the citizens of the enemy’s approach.

Surely Eve knew the lie aswell if God had given her the direct prohibition as you claim.

Eve knew the truth because she was able to speak the truth to the serpent but she did not recognize the lie otherwise she would not have been deceived.

Why couldn’t she ‘correct the error’?

She couldn’t correct the error, because she didn’t recognize it. The serpent was speaking of things that she did not have experience with as Adam did. She had not seen the Creator in action as the unique Creator and so she believed that lie that she could become like God. She also believed the lie that God’s prohibition was given out of jealousy to stop them from becoming like Him.

And what exactly is Adam’s ‘responsibility’, i thought there was no headship in the garden?

There was no ruler of one human over another in the garden. Adam’s responsibility as a watchman on the wall is consistent with the responsibility that God gives to all who know the truth and recognize the lie. He was responsible to defend the truth and expose the lie. Since he alone recognized the lie, he was responsible for exposing the lie so that the serpent could not kill, steal and destroy.

The rest of your article i found helpful though, thankyou.

You are welcome!