Why Did Adam Sin?

"Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned" (Romans 5:12)

Have you ever wondered why Adam sinned? Why would a man who came from dirt, lived in paradise and was given a beautiful wife and had a perfect life, willfully sin, being fully aware of the consequences (I Tim.2:14)? There are those who believe He was seduced by Eve. You know, the apple thing and all. Scripture tells us that Adam was a type of Christ (Rom. 5:14). With that thought in mind we see the fall of man in a very different light, why Adam sinned. In Ephesians 5:25, husbands are urged to love their wives, "as Christ loved the church (His bride) and gave (sacrificed) Himself up for her..." When questioned by God, Adam points out the reason for his disobedience, because of "the woman you gave to be with me" (Gen. 3:12). No doubt a lame excuse, but very true. Think for a moment, Eve had eaten of the forbidden fruit. Adam, who had been alone, since he was created, was going to be all alone again. Scripture states "sin brings forth death" (James 1:15). No doubt the words of God rang in his mind, don't "eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil....you shall surely die" (Gen. 2: 16-17). Through death comes separation. Adam because of his love for Eve, sacrificed his own life to be with her, took and ate of the fruit. God so loved the world (mankind), that He sent His only Son, Jesus, born in the likeness of sinful flesh, sacrificed His life to restore what was lost through Adam's sin (John 3:16; Phil. 2:7-8; Rom. 5:12-21). The fall of man is truly a love story.