God created man in his image and likeness - he shared his dignity with us and goodness.
He did NOT share his perfection with us. If Adam and Eve were perfect, they would NEVER have fallen.
But they WERE imperfect and it was only a matter of time before they fell. The question was never IF but WHEN they would fall.
Yes, they had grace, but they lost it.
Yes they had the grace of God to keep them free from sin. To be perfect is to be free from sin, in a state of grace. No one reaches the perfection of God Bob, that is not what we are called to do be God. We are.
called to be free from sin, and be perfected in Christ and to be called Saints.
It is truly hard to do in this world but is possible, or God would have not asked it of us, it is what we try to do each day, and usually fail, and it is harder and harder to do in this world,
But it is from the Grace of God that we have faith, love, etc pretty much every good thing out there. God made that possible for us, and removed the sin of Adam and Eve which is original sin by his death on the cross.
If you are asking why did God hold us accountable for the sins of Adam and Eve, and then have his Son come down and take them away, no one can answer that or know the mind of God, but it is by that great Grace, that we do not have to know, and Love and trust God and know he is so far above us in wisdom, that we may never understand.
My personal guess is this, he showed us from Adam and Eve where we can be in the afterlife if we choose to disobey him the way they did, and gave us pretty much the opposite the hard world here which is temporary and the never ending good world in the end, which lasts forever. It gives us something to strive for, to have the great love of God and to live with him and see him face to face. This world could end to me the moment I finish writing this post, but the next world is forever. No end,
That is why we learn that the suffering in this world is temporary and the greatness is in the next. Material things are worthless in heaven, so why strive so hard to accumulate money, power, etc. you can;t take it with you.
We are called to trust in God to give us what we need, no want, and not to worry what everyone else seems to have, to be rich is to be able to laugh, have people to love, and love us, and help one another. As my Dad used to say add another cup of water to the soup, we will all eat.
If you got a full belly, and a roof over your head, thank God because it is more then most have, look at the other countries how they have nothing, and can find hope and happiness in God, and look at us in this country who have so much and cannot seem to get enough.
Again it is better to want what you have, then have what you want.
