It exists because, in Adam's sin, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. |
Because we sinned and thus committed high treason against the God of creation, we don't even deserve to exist! |
As we remember the sufferings of Jesus, we can also recall how we have sinned against God and each other. |
I don't see it as a cruel act that God would bring about the death of plants and animals before Adam sinned. |
God would never have left Jesus Christ, the Savior who never sinned, to violate The Fourth Commandment by observing the wrong day of the week. |
As with the incident of the golden calf only a small percentage of the people sinned, yet the entire nation is held accountable. |