This document discusses the biblical account of original sin in Genesis chapter 3. It argues that Genesis 3 provides the foundation for understanding the problems of the world. It describes how before the fall, God declared creation "very good" but now it is filled with disorder, chaos, pain, and death. It explains that when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit, their actions introduced sin and altered human nature, so that all humans from then on have been born sinners. The fall explains why the world is no longer "very good" and why people find it easier to do wrong than right.