Why was creation made subject to vanity or the curse?
Creation was made subject to vanity—the curse—not willingly, but by reason of Him who subjected it in hope. At the fall, God promised a Redeemer; Genesis 3:15 follows the curse. Creation therefore groans under corruption, awaiting deliverance into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Les explains that Romans 8 teaches creation was made subject to vanity, which is the curse, not willingly but by reason of Him who subjected the same in hope. The moment the curse fell, God promised a Redeemer, and Genesis 3:15 follows the curse. Creation itself will be delivered from the bondage of corruption, the curse again, into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Until then the whole creation groans and travails under the curse, and believers also groan, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of the body.
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
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What does it mean that creation was made subject to vanity in Romans 8:20?
The creation being 'made subject to vanity' in Romans 8:20 refers to the moment Adam sinned, when the curse fell.