Women eh? Because men need tempting.

Actually, there’s nothing to indicate that Adam and Eve *didn’t* have sex while in the Garden of Eden—and why shouldn’t they have? They were married. The only difference is that their bodies were immortal and, for reasons we don’t quite understand, unable to produce offspring (which is good, since their immortality meant a lack of physical death). The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was apparently a literal tree—one of many in the Garden of Eden—and something about its fruit was sufficient to change the immortal Adam and Eve into mortal beings that were capable of reproducing. Thus, by eating of the Tree of Knowledge, Adam and Eve made it possible for each of us to come to Earth and receive the opportunity to become more like our Heavenly Parents.   One thing that’s interesting to note is that while the serpent did deceive Eve, Adam was *not* deceived (see 1 Timothy 2:14, http://tinyurl.com/1tim2-14). Once he realized that Eve was going to be cast out for following Satan’s suggestion, he willingly partook of the fruit so that he could remain with her and thus bring about Father’s Plan. (Could it have happened without Adam also transgressing? Sure; once Eve partook of the fruit, Father could have commanded Adam to do the same. However, this is completely conjectural and, since Adam did what he did, ultimately moot). It’s also interesting to note that the Tree of Life was *not* forbidden to Adam and Eve until after they became mortal, since eating its fruit at that point would render them immortal without perfecting them. That’s why the Savior is so important: His sacrifice allows us to have both immortality *and* Eternal Life. HTH! :-)

I feel this was a natural "human" instinct...not a temptation of Eve....

First of all, as Otter pointed out, the Bible clearly refers to Adam and Eve as being man and wife. As such there is no sin in their having sex. Second of all, the first commandment that God gave them was to multiply and replenish the earth. How could they multiply without having sex? So, their sin was not having sex with each other.

sorry, adam and EVE were NOT immortal if they were immortal, they wouldnt be DEAD. they were HOLY beings... but not IMMORTAL. the only immortal being is GOD. not even angels are immortal. now that - THAT is cleared up... to answer the question asked i have to say... people... the tree was a LITERAL TREE with FRUIT. i have to agree with another comment, adam and eve were married, it cannot be a sin to have sex with your spouse while married. what eve tempted adam with was a LITERAL FRUIT from the TREE of knowledge of good and evil. thats what the bible says. how can adam and eve, EAT sex? the bible says, ADAM took of the fruit and ate, and so did eve.. bible says, eve ate the fruit before adam, so, if we are to assume SEX was the fruit, who DID EVE HAVE/EAT SEX WITH? adam was the only man around people! com'on... that whole line above is hard to process let alone accept. the first sin was disobedience to GOD by eating from the tree he told them NOT TO.. the fruit wasnt poisonous... but the DISOBEDIENCE towards GOD is the consequence of eating from the tree God told them NOT TO.

they were sinless, innocent, until they ate of the tree of knowledge(knowledge-knowing right from wrong)Eve did not tempt Adam into having sex...God told them to be fruitful & multiply!

Glenn, based off what the bible says, there is only one who is immortal, and thats God. Angels arent immortal, neither was adam and eve. i will paste what the bible says on this issue below. First of all Glenn, God warned adam and eve that if they eat of the tree, they would DIE: Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." so, from that statement we can see, God showed them they were NOT immortal. Now, there was ANOTHER tree that if they should eat of it they would live forever. thats the tree of life. BUT God prevented adam and eve from eating of that tree so that they wouldnt be IMMORTAL SINNERS. here it is in the bible: Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." 23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side [e] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. so, as you can see. they were never MADE immortal, they never got the chance to eat of the tree that would make them IMMORTAL... and thats why they are dead even up to today. as it relates to angels being immortal... that again is NOT biblical. 1 Timothy 6:15-17 shows that God alone is immortal. the gift of immortality is not given to any other. thats why God is, Omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. NO OTHER BEING (not even satan) is that powerful. thats why God will destroy satan and his demons and all sinners who arent obedient to God. Matthew 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. did that help anyone understand this issue better?

adam & eve were not immortal , their mortality was "in the air", til tested..God did not render their immortal destiny til they disobeyed..but they were innocent of right and wrong til they ate the forbidden fruit of Tree of Knowledge....if they were immortal, why have the Tree of Life in the 1st place. which was why God sent them from Eden and put a guard around it so they could not live forever being DISOBEDIANT..... i will read, but as far as sex, they was not mentioned until banned from Eden & told to multiply & tend the earth and animals....