Thesis 13: The Fall of Man

Satan’s temptation of man involved denying God’s Word and promising evolution into political godhead.[1]
Because of this rebellion, the descendants of the First Adam experience
• a curse in nature: genetic disorder in plants,[2] animals,[3] and humans,[4] shortened lifespans,[5] non-sabbatic metabolism,[6] and in weather;[7]
• and spiritual darkness: this “original sin” is passed to subsequent generations sociologically (dysfunctional, compulsive urge to sin and death[8] in children and grandchildren[9]) and genetically (e.g., chemical imbalances associated with deviant behavior).[10]
The victory of the Second Adam
• reverses the curse (overcoming entropy[11] and restoring longevity[12])
• and dispels the darkness (victory over sin[13]) with effects passing to descendants for a thousand generations.[14]
Descendants of the Second Adam reject the Tempter’s promises of political godhead.[15]

Notes
1. Genesis 3:5 [elohim]; 3:22; 11:6 #41, #30
2. Genesis 3:18
3. Romans 8:22
4. from inbreeding (Leviticus 18:6ff.)
5. Genesis 5; Psalm 90:10
6. need for meat in diet (Genesis 9:3)
7. termination of stable “greenhouse” effect (Genesis 2:5-6; 7:4)
8. Proverbs 8:36
9. Exodus 20:5; Leviticus 20:5; 26:39; Numbers 14:18
10. Proverbs 14:30; 17:22; Psalm 32:3; 2 Corinthians 7:10
11. Isaiah 55:13; Deuteronomy 29:5; Romans 8:19-23.
12. Isaiah 65:17-20,22; #89
13. Romans 8:1-4; #88
14. Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:10; 7:9; Jeremiah 32:39; Acts 2:39
15. Luke 4:1-13; Romans 5:15; 1 Corinthians 15:22; #77.

References
On political godhead, see R. J. Rushdoony, The Nature of the American System, "The United Nations," chap 7, and "The Religion of Humanity," chap. 6. More.
On "non-sabbatic metabolism," see Arthur Custance, Sweating of Fallen Man, and Modern Methuselahs.


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