Lazy bones.
If you think any of that is true...what is there left to say? Parasites, viruses and bacteria are living things and have as much right to exist as any other in the big scheme of things. They were never supposed to cause harm to anything, but in a world handed over to the god that humans chose, they probably exist now where they are not supposed to be. Like a lot of things that are out of place, they don't belong and they cause problems.
Since Adam's disobedience caused his genetics to become faulty in some way, he had nothing good to pass onto his children. Just like many inherited disorders that exist today, it isn't the fault of the children if they get the faulty genes. But the parent doesn't deliberately give their disorder to their children. It is inevitable if they have children. The gene pool became a cesspool.
To understand what happened in Eden is to understand what the word "sin" actually means. In the original language, it is an archery term meaning to "miss the mark". Humans miss the mark of perfection because of the implementation of the death penalty. They chose the crime and its consequences. From the day they ate of the forbidden fruit, their bodies began to degenerate into aging, sickness and death.
That is your prerogative entirely.
That is a very sad and limited view of what actually happened. "The fall" was the first step into what became an object lesson for all humanity. Free will was a gift, given in good faith to perfect humans who were not defective in any way. Without a knowledge of evil, it would have been a blessing. The paradise conditions into which they were placed should have spoken volumes as to the loving generosity of the Creator.
They had their every need catered for....fresh air...crystal clear water....and an endless orchard supplying many different fruits, ripe for the picking. They were told to "become many and fill the earth" with their kind. (not a difficult assignment) They were also commanded to "subdue" the earth in order to bring it into a condition that was like Eden. Good, satisfying and creative work for which they were well designed.
Eventually the whole earth would become a place where all humans could enjoy the life that the Creator had planned for them.
It should have been wonderful.....
They were not the only free willed creatures in existence however.
A rebel spirit, harboring a burning desire to become a god, saw an opportunity to gain what was after. He hijacked the human race and held them to ransom. Once the 'genie was out of the bottle', there was no sending it back. The knowledge of evil soon became acts of evil. So in order to teach all of his children a valuable lesson, God allowed the god they chose to rule them. The lesson has resulted in the whole of humanity being tested as to how they use their free will.....and the angelic creatures get the same test. All can observe what happens when we put our will ahead of God's....disaster follows. This sets precedents for all time to come, meaning that no rebel can ever usurp God's rightful sovereignty again....ever. Then the Creator can get on with his purpose for the rest of this vast universe.....whatever that might be.....and he has forever to do it.
"Born sick and commanded to be well"? How do you arrive at that? We are born with the inclination to do wrong (sin, missing the mark) but God has asked us to resist our natural inclinations and do good. It requires effort but he has promised to reward those who do. Its about getting a handle on free will and not allowing ours to encroach on the free will of others. Difficult, but by no means impossible. This is how he chooses those he wants to inhabit his "new earth". He has no place for rebels.
This all makes perfect sense to me......it may be nonsense to you.
