The Scandal of Kompas

I'm a scholar in theology.
I have always been interested in the biblical record, especially the theological discourse on the story of the fall of the first man into sin.
There are interesting thing there that are always the subject of debate in any theological or philosophical discussion; namely the forbidden fruit scandal behind the privilege of the first human.

The legendary scandal about Adam and Eve still leaves questions to this day. Questions about what and how the forbidden fruit looks like; why God forbid; why humans disobey; who is responsible for the pros and cons of the historicity of all these events is still a secret that is difficult to solve to this day

This paper intends to make a kind of ethical study of the "forbidden fruit scandal" from a theological point of view. This project does not aim to dismiss all religious arguments about anything related to the story of the fall of man into sin. Okay let's start from the first discussion about what and how the forbidden fruit looks like.

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I think we agree that until now the confusion regarding the original form or type of the forbidden fruit has not reached a point of agreement. Many versions propose the orginal form of the forbidden fruit. But in this context i tend to recommend grapes or apples as ideal types of fruit in determining the original form of the forbidden fruit.

I chose grapes because grapes are quite close to the risk of losing consciousness or getting drunk. Maybe Adam and Eve got drunk after eating the fruit. But this speculation is quite dangerous when faced with biblical narratives that seem inconsistent with this interpretation. So the last solution is to choose apples. Let's talk about apples.

In Latin, the words apple and devil are synonymous with the word 'malum' which means evil or misfortune. So it makes sense to make apples the ideal type of drama of the fall of man in sin. Well, it could be that the fruit that God meant was an apple. Why not? Apples become a symbol of misfortune due to disobedience to God.

Actually the important issue here is not about the apple or things attached to it. But what happened to him and why it was the trigger or God's wrath against humans. Well the serpent tempted Eve to eat the apple or rather was showing defiance against God. And unfortunately, Adam participated in the celebration due to drowning in Eve's temptation. Was Eve so guilty? I do not think so!

Adam is the one to blame for the incident. Because he is the one responsible for it. See that man has rightfully fallen into sin after Adam ate the apple. Something might have been different if Adam had rejected it. But Adam had swallowed it well while trading it for the most monumental of ugliness.

Adam is the great prototype, the perfect self-portrait of God, the kompas of God. He had almost inherited everything, except eternity. He has the mercy that is in Eve and also the rationality inherent in him. But what happened? Adam could not do anything with what he had. He is the ultimate determinant of the history of mankind's fall into sin. And with the mercy and rationality at his disposal, he failed to resist the fall. So it would not be wrong to slap Adam with the charge: "the greatest dissident of useless dust"

Boom! Adam had failed to be the ideal man; against God, destroying human integrity as the image of God. This is the main reason behind the mystery of the incarnation; God came into the world, became human in the form of a man, to redeem for the sake of restoring His image and re-elevating man's dignity as a representation of the integrity of man and woman. We called Him Jesus, the real kompas for the scandal of kompas.