Sin involves a lack of trust in God, and this leads us to a deeper aspect of the nature of sin, which is about untruth.23 Adam and Eve not only failed to believe God; they believed the false word of the serpent. This points to the treacherous nature of sin: it takes that which is good and negates it, distorting it into something evil. God’s creation is good. Sin takes what is good and bends it in the wrong direction, twisting it away from God.
