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Darkness and evil
QUESTION 19

Is every sickness a consequence of my sin?

No. Sickness is part of the corruption that entered the world after the Fall, when sin brought death and all creation was subjected to decay…

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01THE SHORT ANSWER

No. Illness is part of the corruption that entered the world after the Fall, when sin brought death and all creation became subject to corruption. Therefore, an illness should not be automatically linked to a personal sin.

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02THE WORD

Here is what the Bible says about this question.

“Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.”

Romans 5:12

“For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.”

Romans 8:20-21

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