Answering 439 Bible Contradictions 

Answer: Eve was guilty for the first sin, but Adam was responsible for original sin.

Problem: First Timothy 2:14 says Eve (not Adam) was deceived into sinning first, but Romans 5:12 says that sin came into the world through Adam (not Eve).

Explanation: First Timothy 2:14 declares: “Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.”

This verse gives the second reason why Paul prohibited women from teaching the Bible to men in the church and exercising authority over them (2:12).

The first reason comes from v. 13: “Adam was formed first.” But Paul, never one to leave his audience short-handed, gives another basis for men-only preachers: Eve was deceived, though “Adam was not”. Eve, being tempted by Satan, sinned first by eating the forbidden fruit (Gn. 3:6).

Satan attacked Eve instead of Adam because he knew that women are more prone to deception. This is due to their emotional wiring and propensity to follow. One of their greatest strengths is also one of their greatest weaknesses.

Romans 5:12, however, places the ultimate blame for the Fall upon Adam, not his wife. Why? Instead of leading Eve, he reversed their roles in marriage and followed her into sin by also eating the fruit (Gn. 3:6). Adam’s transgression plunged the world into depravity. Whereas previously people were innocent by nature (able to sin but also able not to sin), now every human became inherently sinful—only able to sin and not able not to sin.

Today, Johnny, Suzy, Thabo, Wang, and Mohammad are sinners at conception (Ps. 51:5) because Adam—man’s representative—failed. We sin because we are sinners. We are not sinners because we sin. This is due to the Fall. It’s call “original sin”.

Imagine a pack of boys playing street ball. As one youth lines up for a goal kick, the gang notices Messi, Ronaldo, and Mbappé standing nearby. They choose one but he misses the kick. His team loses. So it is with sin. Adam was humanity’s greatest chance at success but he failed. When Adam sinned, “all sinned” (Rm. 5:12).

Thus, by “one man’s trespass”, “sin came into the world” (Rm. 5:12). The good news is that the same rules apply with Christ. By one Man’s righteousness, the world may be saved (Rm. 5:15).