Doctrines Concerning

Sin

C.  That sin first entered the human race when Adam and Eve failed God's moral law and willfully chose to disobey Him, thus plunging the entire human race into sin.

Gen 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

 

Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

 

Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

 

Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Personal Opinion:

Technically, sin entered into the world first through Eve.  Seems to me she beat out Adam by a photo finish.

First "she took the fruit thereof, and did eat". 

But Adam was the head of the family and I guess the rule is the buck ends with the person in charge.

My guess is Romans 5:12 means the word "man" in the collective sense of mankind or person.  It might be interesting to see how it is translated in other versions.  Is there an editorial slant?