FALL, THE
What Is the Fall in the Bible?
This expression generally refers to the apostasy of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, which introduced the human family to heartache, disease, and ultimately death (Gen. 2:17; 3:16ff; Rom. 5:12).
Since that awful day when our race was murdered (Jn. 8:44), we have been a planet in rebellion. The biblical concept of "the fall" stands in direct opposition to the evolutionary notion that man has climbed upward from a brutish past.
Since that awful day when our race was murdered (Jn. 8:44), we have been a planet in rebellion. The biblical concept of "the fall" stands in direct opposition to the evolutionary notion that man has climbed upward from a brutish past.
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Adapted from the book "Bible Words and Theological Terms Made Easy" by Wayne Jackson
