On the First Sin of Adam
is a work of classical theology—the first in a new series from SACRA PRESS—written by French Protestant Reformer and theologian, Franciscus Junius. In it, he explores the nature of Adam's first sin and its relation to matters like God's foreknowledge and decree, necessity, and free will. Junius structures his exploration around four chief questions, listed below.
By what testimonies or reasons drawn from sacred Scripture it can be proven that Adam sinned necessarily?
What is the cause of the necessity of Adam's fall: whether it was only God's foreknowledge and voluntary permission, or an effective decree?
How this necessity is compatible with man's free will?
How God is free from Adam's sin if His decree is established as the cause of the fall?
"The Sin that flooded over our entire race can be investigated: whether it arose from same natural cause or from a will; if from a will, whether it was contingent or necessary; whether it arose by itself or was moved by something else; and if moved by something else, whether that cause was efficient in every respect or simply provided the occasion."
