The Human Fall
All people have an original mind which inclines them to reject evil and pursue goodness. Yet, even without our being aware of it, we are driven by evil forces to abandon the goodness which our original mind desires and to perform evil deeds which, in our innermost heart, we do not want to do. As long as these evil forces assail us, the sinful history of humanity will continue unabated.
In Christianity, the master of these evil forces is known as Satan. We have been utterly unable to liquidate the forces of Satan because we have not understood Satan’s identity or how he came to exist.
To extirpate evil by its root, and thereby end sinful history and usher in an era of goodness, we must first expose the motivation and origin of Satan and recognize the destruction he has wrought in human life. This explanation of the human Fall will clarify these issues.
Section 1. The Root of Sin
Section 2. The Motivation and Process of the Fall
Section 3. The Power of Love, the Power of the Principle and God’s Commandment
Section 4. The Consequences of the Human Fall
Section 5. Freedom and the Human Fall
Section 6. The Reason God Did Not Intervene in the Fall of the First Human Ancestors
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Principle of Creation
Chapter 3. Eschatology and Human History
Chapter 4. The Messiah: His Advent and the Purpose of His Second Coming
Chapter 5. Resurrection
Chapter 6. Predestination
Chapter 7. Christology
Introduction to Restoration
Chapter 1. The Providence to Lay the Foundation for Restoration
Chapter 2. Moses and Jesus in the Providence of Restoration
Chapter 3. The Periods in Providential History and the Determination of Their Lengths
Chapter 4. The Parallels between the Two Ages in the Providence of Restoration
Chapter 5. The Period of Preparation for the Second Advent of the Messiah
Chapter 6. The Second Advent