Original Sin & The Problem of Evil

The Fall, The Nature of Sin & The Problem of Evil.

The Doctrines of the Fall, the Nature of Sin, and the Problem of Evil, have revealed more to me about the nature of God than all of the other doctrines combined. Questions like “Why were humans created?” and “Why does a good God allow evil?” continue to confound us. These three doctrines (Fall, Sin, Evil) provide some answers, as they are interrelated. It is now my understanding that because “God is the highest being and we are his creatures, failure to fulfill his standards disrupts the whole economy of the universe.”[1] It is very clear that God wanted a relationship with his created beings. His daily interactions with Adam and Eve serve as the model (Genesis 3:8). It was their sin that transformed the relationship. A loving God as father and creator, provided everything necessary for his children (animals included) and they in turn trusted and obeyed him. The choice to sin “violated God’s trust and command, placing them on the wrong side of God, in effect making them his enemies.”[2]