The Fall.
As a result of the Fall, does mankind now live under both a curse and a blessing?
I’m thinking along the lines that on the one hand; as a result of the concept of “sin,” (whether original or current), human suffering, guilt, hardship, pain, sorrow and even death have now all entered the realm of human experience.
The light in this gloom would have been the promise of a Saviour, that would manifest itself in faith in a Christ as a provider of redemption and hope.
But then we are still left with a world, which in many sectors is a fallen world, with daily examples of; evil, greed, corruption and suffering.
I would be interested to know other Lit Netters views, on whether we are in fact in a period of transition; a testing ground if you will, until the prospect of an ultimate goal of “eternal life.”
And being in such a half-way house, (still with the power of free will), is it not perhaps, so much what God commands us to do, as to what He will tolerate in human weakness?
Best regards
M.