... to eat from the tree of knowledge but they were not able to comply with this one basic rule. They were tempted to eat from the tree by Satan, the devil, an archangel that was kicked out of heaven due to his rebellion against God. This incident 'The Fall' is used by all Christians as a good lesson on the origins of evil and suffering. Literalist Christians believe that this incident did happen sometime long ago but liberalist Christians, for example Baptists, believe that this was not actually a real incident in time, but only a myth that is used to teach humans of the consequences of disobedience. Now due to this one event, Christians believe that all humans are born with 'Original Sin', meaning it is human nature to be sinful. 'The Fall' was a punishment, a form of suffering, because of the disobedience and ignorance of Adam ...

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