The doctrine that humanity is in a state of sin resulting from The Fall
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What is the Catholic biblical or canon basis saying some moral works without grace (transient or permanent) are good (or not have the nature of sin)?
I am trying to clarify the difference in my own mind between a traditional Catholic and traditional Protestant view of grace, specifically in terms of the 'works of unbelievers'. It seems hard to ...
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Why is the word ‘concupiscence’ so important in understanding the difference between a Catholic view and a Protestant view of ‘Original Sin’?
I have noticed this word ‘concupiscence’ a lot while studying Catholic Theology. It seems to significantly change what ‘Original Sin’ means, making a Catholic meaning of ‘Original Sin’ very different ...
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What is the Protestant biblical basis for those concluding that 'all moral works' without grace have no good in them (or have the nature of sin)?
I am trying to clarify the difference in my own mind between a traditional Catholic and traditional Protestant view of grace, specifically in terms of the 'works of unbelievers'. It seems hard to ...
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What was John Wesley's view on Original Sin?
John Wesley was a supporter of free will and in opposition to Calvinism which taught predestination... What was his view on Original sin since by logic the baby is predestined to sin by just being ...
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Are we born sinners? [closed]
We can be quite certain that God didn't originally create us as sinners. Rather Adam and Eve chose sin in the Fall.
The doctrine of original sin is widely held in Christian churches, but those ...
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What is the Biblical basis for the Catholic teaching that infant baptism cleanses from original sin?
The Catholic Church, possibly the Orthodox Churches, and even some Protestant churches practice Infant Baptism. However, I understand that Catholicism teaches that infant baptism cleanses the infant ...
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If Genesis is not to be taken literally by the Roman Catholics, what is the basis of the original sin?
According to this answer, Genesis is not to be taken literally by the Roman Catholic church due to the scientific evidence contradicting it. In this view, what is the basis of the original sin?
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Why didn't Adam and Eve die when they ate the fruit? [duplicate]
God gave Adam and Eve the following command, followed by a cause
Genesis 2:17- But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest ...
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Is man born in God's image, or was that just Adam?
I have noticed many Christians say 'we were born in God’s image', but the scripture seems to imply that men are 'born in the image of their Father, the Devil?'
For example:
This is how we know ...
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What is temptation?
Temptation, in the common secular sense, seems to indicate an attraction to something.
Temptation
The act of tempting
The condition of being tempted.
Something attractive, tempting or ...
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Why has God punished every human for one person's sin?
God expelled Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden because Eve ate the fruit God told her not to. And this let evil into the world? If God loves every one, so much so that he let his son die for us, ...
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According to the YEC view, Did the animals eat the forbidden fruit?
Assuming the Young Earth Creationist view that the Genesis account is literal history...
When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit they were condemned to death which caused every subsequent human to ...
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How can Jesus, born of mankind, be sinless?
Very simple question really. If the sin of Adam is passed down through the generations, so that all of us are born with a sin nature, how can it be that Jesus was born of Mary (a human being), yet ...
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Can God reverse the fall of man specifically on earth?
Life for humans (Adam and Eve) before eating from the tree of knowledge was extremely different - as there was no sin in the physical earth.
Before that time, the two were separate, and evil had ...
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Water Baptism - Is it still necessary?
I have grappled with this for some time.
As the forerunner of Christ, John the baptist was baptising people, preparing them for the coming of Christ. After Christ came, he was baptised and commanded ...
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Sin and Animal Suffering before the fall?
This question, most likely, has the presumption of theistic evolution or at least 'old-earth' creationism, however answers without that presumption are welcome.
Suffering and pain exist in our world ...
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Are animals under the curse?
Animals without a doubt go against the commandments of God. There are gay animals, animals that kill each other for no reason, etc.
Does it say in the bible that the animals are under the curse of ...
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Original sin and its consequences [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How could a loving, just, merciful God have created such an unfair test for humans?
It's said that death came into the world due to the primary sin of Adam and Eve.
But ...
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Why is Adam considered the original sinner?
In the Biblical account, Eve is the first to eat the forbidden fruit. Yet still the blame gets put on Adam and later on in the Bible it states that sin entered the world through one man.
Why is Adam ...
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How did Luther and Calvin view Christian perfectionism?
The question is as simple as the title. Some Christians believe we can enter a state without sin. How did Luther and Calvin view that kind of concept?
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Does any church denomination believe it possible to go one moment without sinning?
In looking at the opposite of this question posted here, I realized it seems better to raise this question in the reverse.
Assuming the doctrine of original sin, and God's work of the holy Spirit in ...
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World without original sin [closed]
If Adam had committed original sin by eating fruit from the forbidden tree, what would be this world like today?
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Was Jesus Plan B?
Recently, in a Facebook argument somebody brought up the fact that Jesus was plan B. That God's original intention was for all of us to live on earth eternally. But then Adam and Even sinned and God's ...
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Inheritance of original sin
I was reading the answers to How is original sin transmitted?, when it occurred to me: isn't this contrary to scripture? Specifically:
Ezekiel 18:20
The soul who sins is the one who will die. The ...
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How is original sin transmitted?
Assuming the doctrine of original sin is true, how exactly is original sin passed down to the rest of mankind? Was the nature of man changed? If so, what exempted Christ from sin but allowed him to ...
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What is the biblical basis for the Immaculate Conception?
According to Catholic Doctrine, the Immaculate Conception refers to the teaching that Mary's own conception (not that of Jesus) was without the stain of original sin.
What is the biblical basis for ...
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Genesis 3, original sin and mortality
I'm currently doing some research for a Church project and next week we are covering creation. While looking at creation, I came across an interesting tidbit that I've never actually thought about ...
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How is it that someone who lived thousands of years ago can “represent” me?
The assertion that all of humanity "sinned" when Adam sinned, or "through Adam" is often made as a foundation to other Christian doctrines. What specific doctrine points to Adam being a representative ...
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What exactly was the original sin?
I always used to consider the original sin committed by Adam and Eve as eating the forbidden fruit from a particular tree. But recently my husband commented that Adam and Eve had sex with each other ...
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How do the Catholic and Orthodox views of original sin differ?
While reading about original sin, I often read that the Catholic and Orthodox churches disagree on the doctrine of original sin. But as far as I can tell, they both reject the idea that mankind ...
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If humans are now genetically tainted by corruption, what was perfection like?
I have frequently heard the argument that various human frailties, such as dying of old age, are the result of corruption after the original sin; less frequently, but often enough to get my attention, ...
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Are our consciences trustworthy?
In Romans there are a couple verses that indicate that the law has not only been given in written form through the ten commandments, but written "on our hearts." It also says that this law will bear ...
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Why is it a sin to eat an apple?
Eating a fruit* is not even a real wicked deed like killing somebody or something. Why did this whole sin thing get started with something so innocuous that by today's standard it wouldn't even be ...
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Are sins sinful because they are inherently acts of badness or because they are acts of disobedience against god? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the essence of sin?
Reading the question about why eating an apple is a sin and some of its answers and comments made me think.
If eating the fruit of the tree ...
