Why do humans die? When God created the first humans- Adam and Eve, he gave them a very perfect start. He settled them in the garden of Eden(paradise) and blessed them. They had the prospect of living forever in perfect condition.(Genesis 1:28) The Bible explains: Jehovah God made to grow out of the ground every tree desirable to ones sight and good for food. Genesis 2:9) However, there was one restriction. Jehovah told Adam: From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die. (Genesis 2:16,17) this command was not difficult to obey. There were many other trees from which Adam and Eve could eat. But they now received a special opportunity to show their gratitude to the one who had given them everything including perfect life. Their obedience would also show that they respected the authority of their heavenly father and that they wanted his loving direction. Sadly, the first human couple chose to disobey Jehovah. Speaking through a serpent, Satan deceived Eve and she ate the forbidden fruit. She gave some of the fruit to Adam, and he too ate. They did not act in ignorance. They knew that they were doing exactly what God had told them not to do. By eating the fruit, they deliberately disobeyed a simple and reasonable command. They showed contempt for their heavenly father and his authority. Such disrespect for their loving creator was inexcusable! Please Read Genesis 3:1-6. Jehovah passed the sentence of death on them. At Genesis 3:19 we read You will return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return. God had made Adam from dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7) Before being created Adam did not exist. Therefore, when Jehovah said that Adam would return to the dust, He meant that Adam would return to the state of nonexistence. Adam would be as lifeless as the dust from which he was made. The reason we die is that Adams sinful condition as well as death was passed to all of us his descendants. Romans 5:12 says That is why just as through one man sin enterterd into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned Sin is like a terrible inherited disease from which no one can escape. Its consequence, death, is a curse. Death is an enemy, not friend. Please read 1Corinthians 15:26, Romans 6:23. To get more information or request a personal Bible study please visit our wesite jw.org
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:27:53 +0000
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