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Entropy and Sin
Entropy is the measure of disorder or chaos in a system. The second law of thermodynamics describe how all closed systems (those without more energy being applied to them) tend to return to a state of chaos. We see it all around us, are cars rust, paint fades, beaches erode. Even the sun will burn out some day and the planets and galaxies are moving slower each day.
The only way to overcome entropy is to apply energy to the system. Small amounts of entropy can be over come by working at it - we can clean our homes, wash our vehicles, brush our teeth - but eventually even we wear down and return to the earth. From dust to dust.
When I look around creation I see the evidence of the fall of man. For God said to Adam after he ate the forbidden fruit:
..."Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."
Genesis 2:17-19
God did not originally intend for His to creation to be in a state of decay:
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.
Romans 8:20-21
The fall of Adam caused God to place the whole creation into a state of decay (entropy). Although this is sad, we should take great joy in knowing that Jesus prepared the way for us to overcome death. Through Jesus Christ we can overcome second law of thermodynamics that governs the entire creation.
We should find hope in knowing that this world is only temporary:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
Revelation 21:1-5
Praise God that although we are living in a world subjected to death because of sin, we know that our home is with our Creator in the new creation that will be as He intended it to be in the beginning.