Where Did It Go Wrong?

We were given a world of breathtaking perfection, abundant life, and complete harmony between people and the natural world around them. It is a picture so far removed from the reality we live in today that it can feel almost impossible to imagine!

A Paradise Lost

The original design for humanity was nothing short of extraordinary… clean air, fertile land, pure water, and a natural order so finely balanced that nothing was lacking and nothing was broken. People were healthy, the earth was generous, and the future stretched endlessly before them, full of possibility and purpose.

The Moment Everything Changed

So where did it all go wrong? The answer, uncomfortable as it may be, points to a single catastrophic decision… the choice to reject sound guidance in favour of independence and self-determination, believing that people could govern themselves better without any higher direction. That one decision sent a ripple through all of human history, and we are still feeling its effects today.

A World Paying the Price

War, poverty, disease, environmental destruction, injustice… none of these were part of the original design, yet they have become so familiar that many simply accept them as unavoidable features of human life, rather than recognising them for what they truly are… the predictable consequences of a world that has been steering itself in the wrong direction for a very long time.

Reason for Hope

Yet the story does not end there… because the same source that explains how paradise was lost also points clearly to how it will one day be restored, and that is a conversation very much worth having.