Our Lutheran churches teach that although God creates and preserves nature, the cause of sin is the will of the wicked, that is, of the devil and ungodly men. If not aided by God, the will of the wicked turns away from God, as Christ says in John 8:44, “When the devil lies, he speaks according to his own nature.”

In other words, the cause of sin never had its source from God. God is holy and when the first male and the first female were created they too were holy. They were placed in a garden with all the blessings of food. They were naked and without shame.

God is not the source of evil. Nor does He have a dual personality, like yin and yang, half good and half evil. No, the cause of sin is the will of the devil, who although created as one of God's messengers or angels, turned on God in an attempt to be equal or greater than God. The Sacred Word of God labels him as the 'father of lies.'

However, one can not simply blame the devil for his or her rebelling against God as Eve did. Or like the excuse that 'the devil made me do it.' People have the free will to turn away from God. This is the nature of mankind since Adam and Eve's fall into sin. At times it is referred to as original sin. A sinful man who fathers a child through the union with a sinful woman is not able to produce innocent or sinless offspring.

This doctrine of the Cause of Sin underlines the need for a Savior. Thank God for Jesus who was not conceived in the natural manner, but the Holy Spirit came upon virgin Mary and was born sin-free.

You do not need to look any farther than the one you see in the mirror for the cause of sin. You do not need to look any farther than in Jesus as the full payment for the forgiveness of your sin! 

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