The second birth is our spirit. We are to be like Christ, the second Adam. Salvation based on complete obedience. Adam was sinless at the first part of his life. The commandment was to be maintained.
Temptation calls for a decision to be made.
There are only two ways to go. Our daily decisions, when made for self, de-throne the glory of Christ. The fall, death. Every decision brings results. The eyes of both were opened because the whole body had sinned.