Analysis Of The Fall Of Man

The creation of man is told to be one of God’s greatest creation. A creation so great and precious that he made it in His own image- one without sin (Genesis 1:26-27). The occurrence of evil and suffering is greatly due to the Fall of Man. The idea of temptation is closely associated with evil because “sin is conceived in the internal stages of temptation and manifests itself in the external aspects” (Towns, 2012, p. 2). In other words, temptation is the root cause of man acting upon sin. A constructive approach on the theological definition, biblical foundation, and a practical application will be discussed throughout the paper to further elaborate and examine the Fall of Man and temptation.

Fall of Man

Theological Definition

The original state of mankind has to be taken into consideration in order to get a better understanding of the Fall of Man. In a Systematic Study of Bible Doctrine, Simmons (1969) further explains the original state of man. He states that the image of God in man consisted of a holiness likeness which suggested that man once inherited a righteous inclination, followed by a personality

In The Essential Elements of Sin, Towns (2012), strategically breaks down the two concepts of conditional sin and temptation further into depth. When it comes to understanding the idea of temptation, Towns (2012) states that acting upon and setting that desire into motion is what causes man to commit an actual sin. When man is placed in a situation in which he is being tempted to sin, that temptation he is feeling should not be confused with a natural human instinct. James 1:13 (International Standard Version) states, “when someone is tempted, he should not say, ‘I am being tempted by God,’ because God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.” Hence, it was Adam and Eve’s reaction of giving into the serpent’s lies that caused them to fall into temptation and disobey