Did God create sin? | GotQuestions.org
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Where did sin come? Who created sin? What does the Bible say about the origin of sin? In this video we answer your question: Did God create sin?
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- Hello there. Many others, like you, have asked, did God create sin? It's a great question, so let's find out.
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- You can discover more answers on gotquestions .org. God created the universe in six days, but originally the universe had no sin.
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- Everything he made was, quote, very good. Sin entered the cosmos due to an act of rebellion against God, not because God created sin.
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- Everyone who sins breaks the law. In fact, sin is lawlessness. Sin, therefore, is any violation of God's holy law.
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- For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. According to this verse, sin is anything that falls short of God's glory and perfection.
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- All of us sin. Without a perfect standard, there is no way to determine whether something is imperfect.
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- Without the absolute standard of God's glory, every word or action would be judged by the falsy, shifting standard of imperfect people.
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- Every rule, law, and moral tenet would change with the weather. If a builder builds upon a foundation that is not square, he risks the integrity of the entire project.
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- However, when the starting point is perfect, the rest of the structure will be sound. Moral foundations work in the exact same way.
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- Without God's moral law, we have no way of knowing right from wrong. Sin is moving away from what is right.
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- God created men and angels with a free will. And if a being has a free will, there is at least the potential that he will choose badly, a risk
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- God took. He created human beings in his image. And since he is free, humans were created free too.
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- Free will involves the ability to choose and after God communicated the moral standard,
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- Adam chose disobedience. God did not tempt, coerce, or lure Adam into disobedience.
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- When tempted, no one should say God is tempting me, for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
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- God allowed Adam the dignity of free choice and honored that choice with the appropriate consequence.
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- God provided the opportunity to sin, but he did not create or instigate sin. Having the opportunity was good.
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- Without it, human beings would be little more than robots. God commands, pleads, and encourages us to follow him.
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- He promises blessings, fellowship, and protection when we obey, but he does not chain us.
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- God did not create a fence around the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve had freedom and its consequences.
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- Every human has the opportunity to sin. It's inherent in our freedom of choice. We can choose to seek
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- God or to follow our own inclinations. The Bible is clear that whatever path we take, consequences will follow.
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- We reap what we sow. Some consequences are eternal. Those who do not follow Jesus will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.
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- In conclusion, God judges people and nations who use their free will to rebel against him.
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- God did not and does not create sin, nor does he delight in punishing those who choose to sin.
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- His desire is that all come to repentance and experience the blessing and joy of eternal life with him.