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 "question": "How would you explain to an unbelieving friend the origin of and reason for evil in the world? What Scriptures would you use?",
 "answer": "The origin of evil goes back to a real choice in a real garden. God made everything good and gave man genuine freedom — and freedom is only real if the choice to reject God is also real. Evil entered when man used that freedom to distrust God and go his own way; that is the Fall, and every evil since flows from it. But God was not caught off guard — before there was ever a problem, He already had the solution: a Savior.",
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 "lesson": "1-1",
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  "What is the source of evil in the world and how does it relate to humanity's first disobedience in the Garden of Eden as described in Genesis 1-3?",
  "How do you explain the existence of evil and suffering to someone who doesn't believe in God, using the biblical account of Adam and Eve's choices?",
  "Why does evil exist and what is the root cause of all the suffering and pain in the world according to the Bible and the story of the Fall in Genesis 3?"
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 "derivation": "curated",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
 "source": {
  "ref": "The Basics, Unit 1, Lesson 1-1 — The Problem–Sin",
  "doc_id": "btbm-01-TheBasics-8-10-24"
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   "display": "Genesis 1-3",
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