Death Before Sin?

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In Genesis we read that God’s original creation was “very good” and that death came because of sin. So before the fall there wasn’t any death. But some people wonder, what about plants? Since people and animals were given them for food, didn’t they die before the fall?

Well, I think we all just intuitively know that plant death and animal or human death are not the same. On a hike through the woods, you might sit down on a fallen log to rest, but you won’t sit on a fallen deer carcass!

Plants and animals and people are totally different kinds of life both intuitively and biblically. But more on that tomorrow.

Dig Deeper

• Do Plants and Leaves Die?
• Was There Death Before Adam Sinned?