Chapter 2

God

Good-ness

Master of Evil

EvilOriginal EvilMind mind

Satan

Satan’s Identity

Explanationof human Fall

Human Being

Section 1

The Root of Sin

Root of sin ?Christians

… Eating the fruit

1.1 The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil

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Fruit of theactual tree

Important parts:Symbolism andmetaphor

Thefruit

=Symbolizes

Tree of Life

Ideal Man

Perfected Adam

1.1.1 The Tree of Life

1.1.2 The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

=Symbolizes

Tree of KnowledgeOf Good and Evil

Ideal Woman

Perfected Eve

=Symbolizes

1.1 Identity of the Serpent

Gen. 3:4-5 Angel

Angel’s sin Human sin

illicitsexual

relationship

Sexualparts+ =

illicitsexual

relationship

Jude 6-7 Gen. 3:7

1.3 The Fall of the Angel and the Fall of Human Beings

1.4 The Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

The fruit

Eating

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Love of Eve

Blood ties

1.5 The Root of Sin

First humanAncestors

Angel

illicit sexual relationship

Section 2

The Motivation

And Process of the Fall

1.3 Angels, their Missions and their Relationship to Human Beings

God

HumanBeings

AngelsRule

• God’s Children• Dominion over the creation

• Created first• Retainer, servant, ministering spirit

2.2 The Spiritual Fall and the Physical Fall

Spiritself

Spiritualfall

Physicalfall

Physicalself

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2.2.1 The Spiritual Fall

God

Lucifer Eve Adam

illicit sexual relationship in spirit

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2.2.2 The Physical Fall

God

Lucifer Eve Adam

illicit sexual relationship in body

Fall

Section 4

The Consequences

of the Human Fall

4.1 Satan and Fallen Humanity

Satan

Spirit Body

HumanBeings

Satan

HumanBeings

AllThings

World

Satan’s children Satan’s sovereignty

4.2 Satan’s Activities in Human Society

SatanEvil

SpiritsSpiritSelf

Physicalself

Evil person on earth

4.5 Sin

Satan HumanBeings

Common base

Condition for giveand take action

Violation ofHeavenly law

Classification of sin

1. Original sin

2. Hereditary sin

3. Collective sin

4. Individual sin

xGod

Lucifer Eve Adam

4.6 The Primary Characteristics of the Fallen in is Nature

1. Falling to take God’s standpoint2. Leaving one’s proper position3. Reversing dominion4. Multiplying the criminal act

Section 5

Freedom

and the Human Fall

5.1 The meaning of Freedom from the viewpoint of of the Principle

1 No freedom outside the Principle.

2 No freedom without responsibility.

3 No freedom without accomplishment.

5.2 Freedom and the Human Fall

It cannot be that Freedom

caused the Human Fall

Section 6

The Reason

God did not intervene

in the Fall of the First

Human Ancestors

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God

Deviantacts

Omniscient and Omnipotent

1. Absoluteness and Perfection of the Principle of Creation

2. God alone be the Creator

3. Make human beings Lords of the Creation

Intervene