The Fall Necessary

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The Fall Necessary

We believe Adam and Event into the Garden Eden to fall, that what they did had the approbation of God and was thus a transgression (a “going across”) and not a sin, and the their fall was as much a part of the foreordained plan of the Father as was the Atonement. We believe in the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith that “Adam was made to open the way the world” Although the fall was a move downward, it was a move forward in the eternal scheme of things because it “brought man into the world and set his feet upon progressions highway”

To fail to teach the Fall is to lessen our understanding of the importance of the atonement. It should be observed by all: “Just as a man does not rely desire food until he is hungry, so he does not desire the salvation of Christ until he knows why he needs Christ. No one adequately and properly knows why he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the doctrine of the Fall and it’s affect upon all mankind”

The Fall and the Atonement are a package deal: the one creates the need for the other. We do not appreciate and treasure the medicine until we appreciate the seriousness of the malady. We cannot look earnestly and lovingly to the Redeemer if we do not sense the need for redemption. Jesus came to earth to offer more than sage advice. He is not merely a benevolent consultant or a spiritual adviser. He is or Savior. He came to save us.

I will add a few of the principles that may be learned from scripture regarding the effects of the Fall and the nature of fallen humanity.