Originally, they are created by God, but because of Satan, we are born in the wrong way. No matter how great a man may be in the world, he is born into the blood lineage of God's enemy, Satan, although he was originally created by God. Ordinary religions do not know this. This is why God has been working for 6,000 years. Would God have been working for such a long time simply because of the eating of one fruit? Human beings are originally created by God, and yet through the illicit love of Satan they have gone the wrong way. They must be reborn to the position in which they are not born through Satan's love and thus cannot be invaded by Satan. This is why the core of Christian doctrine is resurrection. Christianity is a religion of resurrection. Resurrection is rebirth. Since man has been erroneously born, he has to be born again. So far, there have been no perfect people. All people now living have been born mistakenly through Adam's fall. No matter how admired someone may be, he was born in the wrong way. Some may be closer to goodness and some farther away, but this is a small difference in God's eyes. Everyone is born by mistake. Therefore, they must be restored through the reverse way. This is why Jesus came as the original Adam 4,000 years after Adam. In other words, he was standing in God's dominion, beyond Satan's accusation. God had worked from the time of Adam in order to prepare such a position. (19-190)
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