What Can You Learn About the Creator From a Book? - Conclusion of His Purpose-Your Purpose

How unreasonable  it would be for men and women to decide that hey did not like the law of gravity and to act contrary to it!  It was just as irrational for Adam and Eve to reject the Creator's moral standards. Certainly humans should expect negative consequences from breaking God's basic law requiring obedience, even as harmful consequences come to one who flouts the law of gravity.

History tells us that Jehovah then took action.  In the "day" that Adam and Eve rejected the Creator's will, they began doing downhill, heading toward their death, just as God had forewarned.  (Compare 2 Peter 3:8)  This reveals another aspect of the Creator's personality.  He is a God of justice, who does not weakly ignore flagrant disobedience. He has and upholds wise and just standards.

Consistent with his outstanding qualities, he mercifully did not end human life immediately.  Why?  It was out of concern for Adam and Eve's prosperity, who had not even  been conceived and who were directly responsible for their ancestor's sinful course. God's concern for yet-to-be conceived  life speaks to us about what the Creator is like.  He is not a ruthless judge, devoid of feeling. Instead, he is fair, willing to give everyone an opportunity,  and he shows respect for the sanctity of human life. 

 This is not to say that subsequent human generations would enjoy the same delightful circumstances as the first couple.  By the Creator's allowing Adam's offspring to come on the scene, "the physical world was made subject  to frustration." Still, it was not utter frustration or hopelessness. Recall that Romans 8:20, 21 also said that the Creator "gave it a hope that it might one day be delivered."  That is something we should want to know more about.

Next time: What Can You Learn About the Creator From a Book? - Can You Find Him?

From the book Is There a Creator That Cares About You?