ASC105@psuvm.psu.edu (11/06/90)
In reply to this question, this answer may clear up some things.
The old testament of the Bible gives us the answer: God created man.
The man's name was Adam and his wife was Eve. God told them to have
children, replenish the earth, and also to SUBDUE the living things.
In other words, man was to RULE in the earth. He was the RULER.
However, Adam disobeyed God (probably by sheer stupidity) by
eating the fruit of a forbidden tree. By doing this, he committed
high treason AND SOLD OUT TO THE DEVIL (Satan).
Nowadays, the ruler of the world is Satan. The new testament in the
bible calls him the god of this world. Satan rules the world now
as a result of Adam's sin. Those who have not become a Christian
really have NO choice but to sin.
(SINS: murder, rape, hating people, lying, cheating each other, self pride)
God DOES NOT cause these sins. Satan rules the world. The bible calls
him the father of lies. He is the author of sickness and disease and
lots of other bad things, like murder.
Nowadays, people who switch from being ruled by Satan to being ruled
by God are called Christians. It can only be done through faith in
Jesus Christ.
In Jesus's name
Allen S. Cheung
(As for me, Jesus is Lord)
Oh, another thing: Children that have not reached the age where they
can distinguish right from wrong, (I think) go to heaven if they die
before they reach this age.