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Confrontation
Adam was not deceived by the serpent, as was Eve, and it was
inexcusable in Adam to rashly transgress God’s positive command.
Adam was presumptuous because his wife had sinned. He could not
see what would become of Eve. He was sad, troubled, and tempted. He
listened to Eve’s recital of the words of the serpent, and his constancy
and integrity began to waver. Doubts arose in his mind in regard to
whether God did mean just as He said. He rashly ate the tempting
fruit.