Jesus avenged the fall of Adam by thwarting Satan, thereby allowing people to overcome sin and achieve salvation

Jesus avenged the fall of Adam by thwarting Satan, thereby allowing people to overcome sin and achieve salvation
Subjects
Adam and Eve	Atonement
Christianity	Jesus
Salvation	Satan
Theology
Linking arguments
All people can achieve salvation because of the martyrdom of Jesus, which satisfies the requisite punishment that would otherwise prevent salvation The fall of Adam and Eve sent humanity to Satan's clutches, requiring a ransom to redeem them, for which Satan was tricked into accepting Jesus, not knowing that death could not bind him; this freed the souls of mankind and enabled salvation Jesus recapitulated Adam's circumstances but did not betray God's trust, thereby overturning the stain of Adam's mistake and allowing people to achieve salvation The sacrifice of Jesus allows people to achieve salvation because of the inspiring moral influence that his life, death and resurrection had on humanity God allowed Jesus to receive the punishment due to mankind for sin, though Jesus' suffering was disproportionate to the sin for which humanity is responsible; this allowed God to offer salvation while maintaining divine justice The sacrifice of Jesus allowed people to achieve salvation because he took the punishment that would otherwise be due to them

Supporting arguments

It is taught in the Exposition of Divine Faith, a scriptural work written by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Hyo Won Eu, that Adam and Eve's betrayal of God's will allowed Satan to gain a superior position, thus resulting in mankind being born in sin and with a tendency to be sinful. Jesus avenged this event, thereby allowing mankind to achieve salvation. 

• • Related argument: The Exposition of the Divine Principle is inspired scripture.

    Related argument: People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve.

Opposing arguments

Jesus' exemplary life provided a model and inspired humanity to moral self-improvement, thereby enabling salvation 

• • Related argument: The sacrifice of Jesus allows people to achieve salvation because of the inspiring moral influence that his life, death and resurrection had on humanity.