Relevant Verses: Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12

Leading Question: “How does the Bible explain the entrance of rebellion and death into a perfect world?”

Question: The title of our lesson talks about death in a sinful world. Is that an easier question to address than the one that asks about death in a perfect world? Are both of them mysteries or only one?

The official study guide points out that God’s warning to the first couple indicates the existence of free will (why warn if there was no danger of falling?), a theme that is important to Adventists. But the caution from Gordon ...