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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Subject: Is God somehow responsible? |
Bible Note: This is a good question, and not an easy one to answer from Scripture, since we get no insight into the thoughts going through the heads of our first parents. One thing does stick out to me when considering the cause of their fall, and he was coiled up in the tree coaching Eve to do what she did. Would they have obeyed God without the prince of lies coming in and convincing them otherwise? I am pretty convinced that they likely would have. And I also think this serves as a reminder to us that our enemies here and now are the flesh (which wasn't a problem for Adam and Eve at the outset), the world system (which was perfect pre-Fall) and Satan, whose minions are constantly prowling about seeking whom they may devour. Therefore, since Adam and Eve were not created with a disposition to sin, nor had a society around them coaxing them into it, I think that Satan gets the credit for being the prime mover in the Fall. And the prize? His head crushed and a lake of fire forever and ever. --Joe! |