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[Jambalaya]

What would have happened if Eve hadn't succumbed to the temptation? Would they have had children? Would there be a Bible? Would there be Christians?

[jimwalton]

You know, it's always impossible to answer the "What if..." No matter the situation or topic. It's just a fruitless pursuit. What would have happened if the South won the Civil War? There's no way to know. What would have happened if Germany had won WWII? Who can say? "What if" questions are simply impossible.

We can at least say they would have had children, because they were blessed with "be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth" (Gn. 1.28) before the sin of Genesis 3.

Would there be a Bible? Who can say?

Would there be Christians? There would be God-followers. There are always God-followers, and we can presume that Eve and at least some of their descendants would be in that group.

But there's the rub—if Eve hadn't succumbed, would one of her children, or grandchildren, or greats? Who can say? You're asking a pretty impossible question.