What were the causes of sin according to Genesis chapters 3 to 11?

      

Give the causes of sin according to Genesis chapters 3 to 11.

  

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Maurice
(i) Lack of satisfaction.

(ii) Temptation by the devil.

(iii) Selfishness.

(iv) Wicked ambitions.

(v) Human weakness.

(vi) Stubbornness.

(vii) Rebellion against God, as human beings aspire to be equal to their maker.

(viii) Greed for power, as people try to usurp the power which belongs to God alone.

(ix) Lack of knowledge of God.

(x) Lack of trust in God's providence.

(xi) Failure to obey God by eating the forbidden fruit.

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What are the Causes of sin according to the Biblical stories of creation?

1. Desire to be like God made Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
2. Disobedience of Man to God’s instruction.
3. Man succumbed to temptation after the serpent approached Eve in a very convincing
way.
4. Lack of self-control.
5. Man was also anxious to know what is right and what is wrong.
6. Human weakness made Adam to accept the fruit that he was given by the wife.
7. Jealousy made Cain to kill Abel.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 23, 2017 at 05:48


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