What principles can we base our view of morality and soteriology, particularly from the Genesis account of the first sin. There is no biblical basis for the idea of Inherited Guilt. In fact, there is no basis for inheriting any form of curse, corruption, sin nature, or guilt from Adam. So what actually happened in the Garden? God created humanity in a perfect state, and called his creation "Good". However, he created them with a free will that gave them the choice, specifically, to follow his instructions or to disobey his will. He told them not to eat from the Tree of Moral Knowledge. The serpent (the Adversary) was allowed into the Garden and he introduced the temptation to disobey God's will, which the humans did. While the Adversary did not think so at the time, this was not contrary to God's will, but ultimately in accordance with it. Nowhere in Genesis does it say that God was angry with Adam, or that He was...