God’s creation was perfect because he was perfect.   He created us in his own image and gave us free will to be obedient. Adam and Eve abused that freedom by eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which God forbade them to do. Through that act of disobedience, sin entered the world, making man mortal, passing a sinful nature to humanity, and separating us from our creator.   Thus, it is sin that is the problem . Or, better said, it is sin that is THE Problem. The

Reluctantly, a military commander will retreat from the battlefield when confronted with a superior enemy. There are times when that might be necessary due to surprise, but it should never be for lack of preparation. There also times when a commander will remove a unit from the battlefield temporarily after sustained engagement with the enemy, so that it may rest, rearm, retrain, and return to the fight restored. This is not a retreat but a refit. It is the same for men of Go