This document discusses the origins of evil and human suffering according to the biblical story of Adam and Eve's fall from grace in the Garden of Eden. It describes how Eve was tempted by a serpent to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which she and Adam then did, disobeying God. As a result, they lost their original state of innocence and harmony with God and each other, and brought sin, hardship, and death into the world. The document suggests that while evil stems from human free will and turning away from God, God continues working for redemption and will never abandon humanity.

1. Where did evil originate?
Why do people suffer?
Why are there sins?

2. The Fall of Man
Genesis 3

3. God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate
it and guard it. He told him, “you may eat the fruit of
any tree in the garden, except for the tree of
knowledge of good and evil.

4. The snake asked the woman, “did God
really tell you not to eat the fruit from
any tree in the garden?”

5. “We may eat the fruit of
any tree in the garden
except the tree in the
middle of it. God told us
not to eat the fruit of
that tree or even touch it;
if we do, we will die,”
replied the woman.

6. The snake replied, “That’s
not true; you will not die.
In fact, you will be like
God.”
The woman gave in to the
invitation of the serpent.
She took some of the fruit
and ate it.

7. She gave some to her
husband, and he also ate it.

8. As soon as they
had eaten it, they
were given
understanding and
realized that they
were naked; so
they sewed fig
leaves together
and covered
themselves.
That evening
they heard God
walking in the
garden, and
they hid from
Him for they
were naked.

9. sent out of the garden
hard work
pain in giving birth
suffering

10. Her offspring
will crush the
head of the
serpent.
God let them
explain their acts.
God clothed
them.
God let them
till the land for
daily existence.
Message of Hope

11. Prepared by
Mr. Chester Roxas Cruzado
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12. Adam (ha’adam) & Eve (hawwah)
1st
members of human race

13. Garden of Eden
original justice

14. Original sin
Original justice
state of sinfulness in which
we are born as members of
the human race
state of total happiness of man
with God

15. In rebelling against God, man
and woman destroyed their
original harmony with
each other (nakedness)
others (Cain and Abel)
the community (Tower of Babel)
nature (Great Flood)

16. Cain and Abel

17. Tower of
Babel

18. The Great Flood

19. Nakedness
innocence

20. temptation
Serpent
makes something bad
look good and attractive
leads man to sin

21. abuse of freedom
sin
eating the fruit
giving in to temptation
man’s
turning
away from
the love
of God
who calls
us to
relate in
love with
Him and
our
fellowmen

22. Are all evils sinful?
Are all sins evil?
Evil
1. Moral evil
2. Physical evil
absence or privation of goodness
Concupiscence
inner disorder of our basic drives

23. Dimensions of sins
spiritual
intrapersonal
interpersonal
societal

24. Kinds of sins
original sin
personal sin

25. Degrees of sins
1. venial
2. mortal
gravity knowledge
consent

26. Capital
Sins

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28. G
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29. SLOTH

30. L
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31. ENVY

32. ANGER

33. GREED

34. Capital
Sins
Virtues

35. Pride
Humility

36. Gluttony
Temperance

37. Sloth
Diligence

38. Lust
Purity

39. Envy
Brotherly
Love

40. Anger
Meekness

41. Greed
Simplicity

43. Evil neither
comes from
God nor from
some evil spirit.

44. Sin is a person’s
free decision
not to love and
it consequently
causes pain and
suffering.

45. Where sin
abounds, grace
abounds even
more. (Romans 5:20)

46. God will never
leave nor
forsake us.

47. God is at work in
our lives even in
the midst of evil
and suffering.

48. Sin is not the
final word.
Redemption is.