For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.” The fall of humanity into sin had effects on everything, including the world we inhabit.
Kwa maana, viumbe viliwekwa katika hali ya kuchanganyikiwa, si kwa hiari yake mwenyewe, lakini kwa mapenzi yake aliyevitiisha katika tumaini kwa kuwa viumbe vyenyewe vitaokolewa kutoka utumwa wa kuoza na kuletwa katika uhuru wa utukufu wa watoto wa Mungu.” kuanguka kwa wanadamu katika dhambi kulikua na madhara juu ya kila kitu, ikiwa ni pamoja na dunia tunamokaa.