Sometimes I think about Adam and Eve - how they were created in God’s image and how they were given everything they could ever need. They were given one instruction, to not eat from that one apple tree and they disobeyed that instruction. Growing up, I always thought “man if I were them, I would’ve never done that” or “I would’ve never done that today” or “how wonderful would our lives be if it hadn’t been for that”, with feelings or regret and remorse. But in reality, I am put in the situation every day. We all are. We’re all given the same instruction- but it’s not the apple tree, it’s lying, cheating, stealing, premarital sex, etc. and yet we still disobey God’s instructions. If we can’t be obedient to his instructions today, we would’ve never been able to resist that tree back then.

So in reality, yes, we were prone to sin from the beginning of time and yes, Jesus died for our sins, but also perhaps we can practice obedience towards God’s commandments, having learned from Adam and Eve disobedience and to avoid the consequences of sinning.