Doctrine pages 140-174

This chapter, called "God Judges", talks about our battles with sin, and why there is such a thing as sin in the first place. It starts out from the Bible verse: Ecclesiates 7:29 which says, "God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes". The verse at the beginning of each chapter really paints a sketch of what the chapter will be about, and it helps your brain start thinking about this topic. In the beginning of this chapter they talk about the fall of Satan, who was an angel, but then rebelled against God and was kicked out of heaven. God made this perfect world and created Adam and Eve and put them on earth and said they could do whatever they please, except for going near the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eve was tempted by Satan to disobey God and take from the tree that God had forbade her to take from. Satan convinced Eve that God was untrustworthy and if she took from the tree then she would become like God. Adam just stood their and watched Eve be taken into darkness and he too sinned against God. God gave Adam the job of leading his familiy in godliness, but Adam failed. When God called for them they hid and then started blaming everyone else for their own sins. Adam blamed Eve for his sin and he also blamed God for making Eve.
The bright side to this seemingly dark story, is that when Adam and Eve repented, or confessed their sins, God forgave them. God replaced guilt and shame, with a clear conscience. He also changed the human view God as an enemy to hide from, to a view of God as a friend to walk with. Sin and the fall don't have the world, but God does. Even though sin seems so powerful, nothing compares to the power of God.