The answer
Yes, three perilous consequences resulted from the Fall of Adam. This is why some refer to the Sin of Adam as “The Triple Disintegration Tragedy”:
- A. The Disintegration of the Unity of Man:
The rising up of lusts, passions, and whims against man. He-being the rational one of all of creation-deifies money, power, fame, prestige, sex, knowledge, etc.
Adam, prior to the Fall, was guarded from passion, ignorance, and death.
- B. The Disintegration of Man’s Unity with Others:
God alone unites humanity. So, by distancing man from God, sin was able to keep man from his neighbour (Gen. 3:12). This is why we read that after the Fall, Cain killed his brother Abel, which was followed by an explosion of grudges amongst men. Prior to the Fall, man was kept from envy, rejection, struggles, and animosity.
- C. The Disintegration of Man’s Unity with Nature:
A lack of harmony between man and nature formed (Gen. 3:17, 18), and man became a victim to the laws of nature, which were a source of suffering, disasters, trials, and tribulations. Animals became vicious towards him, and viruses began to destroy him. Prior to the Fall, however, he was protected from pain, suffering, so on.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 62.
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