The Simple Truth (from God's Word)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1). He created male and female (Gen. 1:27). They (one man and one woman) were joined together (in marriage) as one flesh (Gen. 2:22-24). They had an amazing place to live and everything was perfect. And then, here comes trouble -- or we’ll call it temptation. Adam and Eve had a choice to make and they made a bad one. They chose to go against what God said and chose to do what they wanted instead (Gen 3:4-5). Now we have a problem — a sin problem. Man’s relationship with God has been messed-up because of sin (Gen 3:1-19). We now have a separation between man (the created) and God (the creator). The penalty for any and all sin is death (Rom 6:23). Romans 5:12, "Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned." Romans 3:23, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." So, did God create us ...