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Origin of Sin

The first entrance of sin into the created order through Satan’s rebellion and Adam’s fall. It explains humanity’s present corruption and guilt. Scripture points to God’s holiness even in permitting sin.

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The first entrance of sin into the created order through Satan’s rebellion and Adam’s fall.

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The first entrance of sin into the created order through Satan’s rebellion and Adam’s fall. It explains humanity’s present corruption and guilt. Scripture points to God’s holiness even in permitting sin.

Anchor keywords

  • origin of sin
  • fall of man
  • Satan’s rebellion
  • Adam’s fall
  • temptation
  • disobedience
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • human depravity
  • sin and death
  • original sin
  • moral ruin
  • holiness of God
  • divine permission
  • pride
  • rebellion
  • moral failure
  • evil
  • covenant headship
  • creation’s corruption
  • judgment
  • divine sovereignty
  • serpent
  • moral responsibility
  • sin’s entrance
  • paradise lost
  • curse
  • redemption promised
  • fall narrative
  • spiritual death
  • grace after the fall
  • moral corruption

Scripture anchors

  • Genesis 3:1–7
  • Isaiah 14:12–15
  • Ezekiel 28:12–17
  • Romans 5:12–19
  • Romans 8:20–22
  • 1 Corinthians 15:21–22
  • 2 Corinthians 11:3
  • 1 Timothy 2:13–14
  • James 1:13–15
  • 1 John 3:8
  • Revelation 12:7–9

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