<p> The Human Condition</p><p>God created out of nothing and made everything ‘good’. The human condition was a positive and seemingly perfect one; humans had freewill and a loving relationship with God.</p><p>Then, ‘the FALL’ happened.</p><p>The Fall  Refers to Adam and Eve’s ‘fall from grace’ in Genesis 3.  Story of Adam and Eve.  Placed in the Garden of Eden and told not to eat from tree of knowledge.  Disobeyed God – Eve tempted by serpent.  Adam ate the apple too.  God expelled them from the Garden of Eden.  Sin entered the world and humanity inherited the sin of Adam and Eve after the Fall – Original Sin.</p><p>Consequences of sin leading to the human condition</p><p> Alienation from God.  Alienation from each other.  Death.  Evil and suffering.  Guilt and betrayal.  Remorse, embarrassment and a sense of being lost.  The need for salvation and atonement. </p>