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Elsewhere, Paul discusses the idea that Adam and Eve, as sinless creatures of God, were immortal in the flesh. The consequence of their sin (offense) was death, mortality, a sentence they passed on to all their progeny, the whole community of mankind. The sin was a supreme offense against the sovereign dignity of the Lord as their loving Creator, and mankind became ''collectively'' offensive to God.<ref>See [https://biblehub.com/multi/genesis/5-2.htm Genesis 5:2 "Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created" KJV].</ref> Jesus, as the "New Adam" was a new, sinless member within the whole of creation, one with the body of Man; while capable of sin, Jesus never sinned, and was therefore exempt from the death penalty. But he died, and quite horribly in fact. The why of the death of Christ is wrapped up in the doctrine of the [[Atonement]]; suffice to say Christ (in his human nature) in full solidarity with Man and united by his [[Incarnation|incarnate nature]] with Man as a man and as representative head of the whole body of humanity chose to suffer the penalty for all human sin as an atonement (full reparation) for its offense, in him all of mankind making atonement; and what Paul calls "the new creation"<ref>[http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/2_corinthians/5-17.htm 2 Corinthians 5:17]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/galatians/6-15.htm Galatians 6:15]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/colossians/3-10.htm Colossians 3:10]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/21-5.htm Revelation 21:5]</ref> resulted from that sinless act of atonement.

Elsewhere, Paul discusses the idea that Adam and Eve, as sinless creatures of God, were immortal in the flesh. The consequence of their sin (offense) was death, mortality, a sentence they passed on to all their progeny, the whole community of mankind. The sin was a supreme offense against the sovereign dignity of the Lord as their loving Creator, and mankind became ''collectively'' offensive to God.<ref>See [https://biblehub.com/multi/genesis/5-2.htm Genesis 5:2 "Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created" KJV].</ref> Jesus, as the "New Adam" was a new, sinless member within the whole of creation, one with the body of Man; while capable of sin, Jesus never sinned, and was therefore exempt from the death penalty. But he died, and quite horribly in fact. The why of the death of Christ is wrapped up in the doctrine of the [[Atonement]]; suffice to say Christ (in his human nature) in full solidarity with Man and united by his [[Incarnation|incarnate nature]] with Man as a man and as representative head of the whole body of humanity chose to suffer the penalty for all human sin as an atonement (full reparation) for its offense, in him all of mankind making atonement; and what Paul calls "the new creation"<ref>[http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/2_corinthians/5-17.htm 2 Corinthians 5:17]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/galatians/6-15.htm Galatians 6:15]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/colossians/3-10.htm Colossians 3:10]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/21-5.htm Revelation 21:5]</ref> resulted from that sinless act of atonement.

An alternative interpretation is that the entire story of original sin and the 'fall' of humanity as a result of the actions of Adam and Eve is a spiritually significant religious [[Myth]] rather than a literal account of events. It can be seen as describing the growth of humanity from the status of animals with no moral sense or sense of their own mortality. Alternatively, it can be seen as a description of the process of human maturation, which starts with a helpless and innocent child who goes through the process of individuation and separation from the family and becomes independent.

An alternative interpretation is that the entire story of original sin and the 'fall' of humanity as a result of the actions of Adam and Eve is a spiritually significant religious [[Mythology|Myth]] rather than a literal account of events. It can be seen as describing the growth of humanity from the status of animals with no moral sense or sense of their own mortality. Alternatively, it can be seen as a description of the process of human maturation, which starts with a helpless and innocent child who goes through the process of individuation and separation from the family and becomes independent.

Members of the [[Unification Church]] believe that Original Sin came about as a result of a sexual relationship between [[Eve]] and [[Lucifer]].  

Members of the [[Unification Church]] believe that Original Sin came about as a result of a sexual relationship between [[Eve]] and [[Lucifer]].