Results of SinBut while it is true that in the beginning God could be discerned in nature, it does not follow that after the Fall a perfect knowledge of God was revealed in the natural world to Adam and his posterity. Nature could convey her lessons to man in his innocence. But transgression brought a blight upon the earth and intervened between nature and nature’s God. Had Adam and Eve never disobeyed their Creator, had they remained in the path of perfect rectitude, they would have continued to learn of God through His works. But when they listened to the tempter and sinned against God, the light of the garments of heavenly innocence departed from them. Deprived of the heavenly light, they could no longer discern the character of God in the works of His hand. {8T 255.3}

Syndens resultat
Men selvom det var sandt at Gud i begyndelsen kunne ses i naturen, blev et fuldstændigt kendskab til Gud, efter syndefaldet, ikke åbenbaret i den naturlige verden for Adam og hans efterkommere. Naturen kunne overbringe sin lektiebog til mennesket i sin uskyldighed. Men overtrædelser bragte sygdom over jorden og greb ind mellem naturen og Guds natur. Havde Adam og Eva aldrig været ulydig imod deres Skaber, var de forblevet på retskaffenhedens sti og (256) de have forsat med at lære af Gud gennem hans gerninger. Men da de lyttede til fristeren og syndede imod Gud, forlod de himmelske uskyldigheds-klæder dem. Frarøvet himmelsk lys, kunne de ikke længere se Guds karakter i hans hånds gerninger.