Sin and Corruption

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

(Genesis 2:17) KJV

Why was there a tree of knowledge of good and evil if God had created a perfect world? God didn’t create a perfect world, he created a corrupted one. Now we can understand the difference between corruption and sin.

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned –

(Romans 5:12) NKJV

When the creation was absolutely fresh there had been no disobedience. It was corrupted, but no one had disobeyed any commands. However, there was going to be a moment when the first disobedience occurred, the first manifestation of free will. At this point the world enters its decline. This is what God warned Adam about when he created him in the garden of Eden:

Adam was told that he would die of dying and the process of biological senescence began.

His body, specifically his cells, began to wear out. This meant that they had to be replaced. Cell replacement is only possible through cell division and this isn’t 100% accurate. Transcription errors and mutations occur, gene function is compromised, normal metabolism slows down and aging occurs.

Indeed it was Very Good – Navigation

ection	Title	Scripture
1	Introduction	Genesis 1:31 Revelation 21:1
2	Purpose and Reason	2 Timothy 1:9
3	God Created Evil	Isaiah 45:7
4	Corruption and Free Will	1 Peter 1:3-4
5	He Became Sin for Us	2 Corinthians 5:21 Revelation 13:8
6	Sin and Corruption	Genesis 2:17 Romans 5:12
7	Entropy and Thermodynamics	Genesis 3:17
8	The Beginning of the End	Romans 6:23 Romans 3:23
9	Salvation	Romans 10:9-10

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