As an angel, he was so beautiful, wise, and powerful that he began to covet God’s position and authority. He was an elevated angel but fell from his lofty height. We catch a glimpse of Satan’s fall in the following passages, In Ezekiel 28:14–15, Satan is judged as an exalted being when iniquity (sin) was found in him. The serpent tempted Eve in Genesis 3, but the devil’s fall from grace set the stage for humankind’s later fall in the garden. Though this was the first human sin, it is not the first recorded sin in Scripture. When Christians think of the first sin, they usually think of Adam and Eve. Those who sin are deemed worthy of a just punishment by God, death and hell (Romans 3:23). Because of God’s pure moral character, God imposed a strict sentence on anyone who sins. Sin is why we see so much death, destruction, catastrophe, hatred, and negativity in the world. It especially affects your relationship with a holy God (Isaiah 59:2).

For instance, when you steal something from a store, it affects the store’s profitability, your conscience, and God’s order in the universe. In other words, bad things happen when people sin. There are many negative consequences to sin. Whenever we do something that God tells us not to do-like lying to a friend, cheating on our spouse, or stealing something-it’s wrong. God tells us what is right and what is wrong in his Word, the Bible.

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