Question

Answer the following question based on the article "The Mystery of Original Sin: We Don't Know Why God Permitted the Fall, but We Know All Too Well the Evil and Sin That Still Plague Us," by Shuster. According to Shuster (who agreed with G. K. Chesterton), the problem with the world is what?
A) He wants to show us that His laws must be obeyed at all cost.
B) He is a tyrant and likes to see people fail.
C) He wants us to develop blind faith that just trusts Him without engaging our minds or changing our hearts.
D) He wants us to learn that having Him at the center of our lives will always be the best for us no matter how big or small the decisions we must face.

Answer 1

Answer:

D) He wants us to learn that having Him at the center of our lives will always be the best for us no matter how big or small the decisions we must face.

Explanation:

The article exposes that dehumanization is part of the world we're living in today. Marguerite Shuster argues that the world we're living in today is Genesis 3 world.

What's wrong with this world? "As the story goes, Chesterton responded with just two words: "I am." His answer is unlikely to be popular with a generation schooled to cultivate self-esteem, to pursue its passions and chase self-fulfillment first and foremost."

Then Shuster's invitation is to recenter our lives at Him.

References:

Shuster , M. (2013). The Mystery of Original Sin: We don’t know why God permitted the Fall, but we know all too well the evil and sin that still plague us. Christianity Today, 57(3), 38-41

Shuster, Marguerite. “Did God Plan the Fall?” ChristianityToday.com, Christianity Today, 24 Sept. 2018