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Christian doctrine teaches that the first sin committed is recounted in the biblical book of Genesis, when Adam is placed in the Garden of Eden and given both animal companions and a human helpmate, Eve. Adam, who has free will, is instructed not to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, but, tempted by Satan (in the form of a serpent) who misdirects Eve, Adam eats this fruit. In doing so, Adam disobeys God and is banished (along with Eve) from the Garden of Eden. This sin of disobedience and willfulness is passed down from Adam and Eve to each of us, meaning that all humans are forever seeking to be restored to God, and to the state of innocence that existed in Eden. This is the story of the Fall, when humans “fell” from grace and good standing with God.
Lewis returns repeatedly to the story of the Fall, the doctrine that resulted from it, and the symbolic separation between man and God that resulted from Adam’s exercise of free will. Lewis sees pain as a means of being restored to the pre-Fall state, when humans had not yet placed themselves above the will of God.
By C. S. Lewis
A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed
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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity
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Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet
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Perelandra
Perelandra
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Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian
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Surprised by Joy
Surprised by Joy
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That Hideous Strength
That Hideous Strength
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The Abolition of Man
The Abolition of Man
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The Discarded Image
The Discarded Image
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The Four Loves
The Four Loves
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The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce
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The Horse And His Boy
The Horse And His Boy
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The Last Battle
The Last Battle
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew
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The Pilgrim's Regress
The Pilgrim's Regress
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters
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The Silver Chair
The Silver Chair
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces
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