1. With whom did sin originate?
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.” 1 John 3:8.
Note.—Without the Bible, the question of the origin of evil would remain unexplained.
2. From what time has the devil been a murderer?
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.” John 8:44.
3. What is the devil's relationship to lying?
“When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” Same verse.
4. Was Satan created sinful?
“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” Eze. 28:15.
Note.—This, and the statement in John 8:44, that he “abode not in the truth,” show that Satan was once perfect, and in the truth. Peter speaks of “the angels that sinned” (2 Peter 2:4); and Jude refers to “the angels which kept not their first estate” (Jude 6); both of which show that these angels were once in a state of sinlessness and innocence.