Decay and Death Inherited

Inheritance has a lovely connotation but in the instance of Adam & Eve, humanity inherited the legacy of their sin, the first or original sin, and this inheritance includes toil, sickness, suffering and the ultimate price, death.  In Genesis, God creates man from the dust of the earth and breathes life into the nostrils of Adam. Adam is made in the image of God, a stunning statement and reminder that we are to respect his work as we see it represented in each human being.  Sin and self indulgent pride gave way to disregard for Adam and Eve, as they chose to seek their own knowledge and control in life, eating from the one tree in the garden that would forever damn them, and us, to the decay and final death of the body. Innocence lost, pride before the fall, these go hand in hand. Sadly, God regrets creating humans, his disappointment must have been great.  Genesis explains the extent of Gods wrath as he warns and then does, wipe out all living things through an earth covering flood~he finds favour with only one man Noah, and through Noah, humanity is given new hope.  The flood purged the earth of abominable evil...think on this a moment.  What is the most evil and vile thought you can have?  What have you seen or heard that breaks your heart, enrages you, makes you sick to your stomach?  Humans are capable of unspeakable vileness and abominable evil.  What would make God regret creating man so much that he wanted to wipe out all but one, with a select few family members, riding on Noah's coat tails?  Man hasn't changed much, there are evil and vile acts in dark corners all around the world...God wiped the slate clean once, there will be one more time to come. Until next time, in the Bible.