God is a perfect God. So are His
works. It is stated in the Bible that all He created was very good (Genesis 1.
31). So what went wrong with God’s creation, specifically with the human race?
Has anything really gone wrong in the first place, or is this mere conjecture?
Does not the evolution theory teach a steady rise in human development? Can we
close our eyes and minds to scientific exploits and technological breakthroughs
both past and present? Has not our world been the better for them?
We are told humans are made in
the image and likeness of God. Using human language, we may say God has a
scientific mind. You can make that out from the beauty of creation in Genesis
chapter one. So, at least we can say God put in us His type of innovative mind
that should creatively beautify the earth. That could account for God
entrusting Adam with the care of His garden (Genesis 2. 15). What went wrong
then? Simply this, that
Mr. Adam abused his power. With the responsibility to
care for the garden was God’s command to Adam not to eat from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, else they would die (Genesis 2. 17). But Adam, with
the wife Eve, did eat, and became a
different person…. On the wrong side of the scale!
That act of disobedience by Mr. and Mrs. Adam
introduced sin into them, and death as a consequence (Romans 6. 23). God had
said when they ate of it they would die. They died. That immediate death was
other than physical, for they lived many more years thereafter. But their eyes
were opened and they realized they were naked. Not only that, but they also
knew that nakedness in public was shameful for adults, so “they sewed fig leaves together
and made coverings for themselves” (Genesis
3. 7). It made them hide (or run) from God, as well as make them have a
self-righteous attitude, in blaming others for their failure (Genesis 3. 8 –
13). That was spiritual death. The immediate death God told them of was
spiritual. It permeated all of Adam and ultimately led to physical death. The
sad effect of it is that the sin introduced did not end with Adam. It ran
through his line to the present day (Romans 5. 12). Everybody has got it. That
includes you and me. We are all born with it. The Bible says, “I
was born a sinner – yes, from the moment my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51. 5). We begin the hiding from
God from the womb. “The wicked go astray from the womb; they err from their birth”
(Psalm 58. 3). “All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s path to
follow our own” (Isaiah 53. 6).
That’s what went wrong …. Disobedience
and rebellion. It led to human inventions. Adam invented clothes, or is it? The
Bible says in Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verses 29 that God made us upright but we
have sought out many inventions. If the inventions were all good that would
have been okay, but what on earth are bombs and chemical weapons invented for? What
are kidnappings, rape, assassinations, and like vices looking for in a world
originally very good? God’s creation raised us but our inventions ruined us. We must accept God’s verdict that we have all
sinned and fallen short of His glorious standard (Romans 3. 23). We are all
lost and need to return to God. This is where to start out on our journey as
Christians – the acknowledgement of one’s sin and sinfulness. What went wrong
must first be corrected. And God is ready to do just that for you because you
are special to Him. We’ll tell you more about that next time.
Peace be with you!
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