“In this simple but profound psychological way Scripture tells the history of the fall and of the origin of sin. In this way sin continues still to come into being. It begins with the darkening of the understanding, continues with the excitement of the imagination, stimulates desire in the heart, and culminates in an act of the will” WayHeartStillsDesireFallUnderstandingImaginationSinSimpleProfoundScripturePsychologicalExcitementDarkening Author:Herman Bavinck
“We can shed some light on the possibility of the fall, but the transition to the actuality of it remains shrouded in darkness. Scripture makes not so much a single effort to render this transition understandable” LightFallSinEffortDarknessPossibilityRemainsScriptureTransitionShedActuality Author:Herman Bavinck