Theologies - Clover

C. Origin of Sin (Inherited Sin)
1. The First Sin(s)
a. Satan
(1) When God created (ex nihilo), everything was originally good.
(2) When God created Lucifer (unfallen angel),
"You were blameless in your ways from the day you were
created, until unrighteousness was found in you." (Ezek. 28:15).
(3) When Lucifer sinned, it had its roots in pride
(1 Tim. 3:6; Isa. 14:12-17) and in untruth (Jn. 8:44).
(4) After Satan's fall, he opposes God and seeks to usurp God's
worship ("I will make myself like the Most High" Isa. 14:14;
cf. the temptation of Christ; "All these things will I (Satan)
give you (Christ), if you will fall down and worship me."
Matt. 4:9)
(5) Yet, God can use Satan and his demonic hoarde to accomplish
God's greater purposes.
(e.g. 1 Cor. 5:5; 2 Cor. 12:7; Book of Job)
b. Adam and Eve
(1) Adam and Eve were created in innocence, without sin;
"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was
very good." (Gen. 1:31; cp. 1:26-27).
(2) Adam and Eve were first tempted to sin in the Garden of Eden
(Gen. 3:1-7).
(3) The fact that this is a temptation to disobey God
(to desire what God had forbidden) means that this is not
the origin of sin itself, but of mankind's sin and its
resultant effects.
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