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Why were animal sacrifices required for those in the old testament period (but not required of us); if jesus was destined to die for all our sins?
Genesis 4:3-4; Leviticus 3:2; Leviticus 16:5; Ezekiel 44:1;Numbers 6:10-11; and Exodus 29:10-14 are some of the many places in the Bible that speak of God requiring animal sacrifices or sacrifices ...
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According to mainstream Christian thinking (Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholicism), do i inherit Adam's sins but not Adam's good deeds?
I have have read the posts related to this question, but they do not tackle this issue from the same angle.
For the related questions i have seen, the focus was only on why we inherit Adam's sins. I ...
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Are Protestants the only group that considered themselves really sinful, or is there some other group that also considers human nature the same way?
When Luther broke from Catholic traditions and (according to Protestants) returned to early Catholic faith and to the teaching of the gospel in the New Testament, a lot of attention was paid on the ...
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Does the Catholic church teach that sin is "transmitted" by the father?
Many questions on this site (usually about Catholic/Marian doctrine) have had references to sin as being inherited/transmitted from the father (and specifically the father, as opposed to either/both ...
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Why don't Protestants use the Augustinian concept of concupiscence?
Concupiscence, which can be defined as
perversity and lack of order, a turning away from the Creator who is more excellent toward creatures which are inferior to Him (To Simplician, I.2.18)
which is ...
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Doesn’t John 9:34 lay the groundwork for what the Jewish people believed about Original Sin?
For context, we read:
“They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because
He opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had ...
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Why does bible say we all are sinners?
I'm not a Christian myself but got this question after hearing a sermon on my daily TV. There they were communally saying, "Christ died for our sins and we are all sinners and we just are nothing ...
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According to Christian denominations, why are we all cursed for Adam's sin and is that fair?
We all suffer death for Adam's sin, so why is that and is it fair for us to suffer death for his sin?
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What is the difference in original sin and our nature to sin from a Reformed or Calvinist view?
There is another question like this on the CSE but seems to be answered with the Catholic view in mind. As a Calvinist, I have become quite confused or I am just not properly understanding the ...
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According to Methodism, is it possible to live without sinning?
I don't trust the idea of original sin being inherited. However, that does raise another question: If children are innocent before they are able to differentiate between good and evil, is it possible ...
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Was Adam's rebellion the first sin?
I've looked at other questions on here regarding why Adam was considered the original sinner even though Eve ate the fruit first.
i.e. Why is Adam considered the original sinner?
However my question ...
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At what moment did humans become sinful?
At what moment did humans become sinful? Precisely, at what moment did humans acquire sinful passions?
According to my knowledge of how the Eastern Orthodox Christians view the matter of sin, the sin ...
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What does it really mean [not able not to sin] according to Augustine?
From this link, it is said that a newly born baby in relation to sin enumerated by Augustine of Hippo is [not able not to sin] (non posse non peccare).
What I thought from that [not able no to sin] ...
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According to Calvinists, is each person "dead in sin" at birth, or only after committing a sin?
First I thought that there is no difference between OS (Original Sin) and TD (Total Depravity) in the Calvinist pov.
This is what I first thought : (OS = TD)
Cain/Abel/Seth (and their next ...
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Were other sins possible in the paradise?
Except for not eating from the tree of knowledge were there any other things that Adam and Eve weren't allowed to do or was everything else allowed?
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What is an overview of the way Adam and Eve ate and became like God?
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.
(Gen 3:22)
In what way did Adam and Eve become like God, in knowing good from evil? Most answers to related ...
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Where in the Bible does it say we have a sin nature? [closed]
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Notice the verse says death is passed on and not that ...
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In Romans 7 is Paul talking about before or after he was saved?
In Romans 7:15 Paul said "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I." and in Romans 7:11 Paul said "For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, ...
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In Protestant faith is one's old self dying on the cross with Jesus symbolic, or the actual assumption of a new Eternal life?
Many years ago I accepted Jesus as my savior in a small Baptist church. Up until that time I had never felt any guilt over sinning. Since that day though I have a guilt feeling every time. Years ago ...
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Why did God not want man to have the knowledge of good and evil? [closed]
When God created man, he created him with the fore knowledge that man would eat from the forbidden tree, and even with the knowledge that man would bring sin into the World; God created the tree in ...
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Is God setting us up for failure? [duplicate]
In the age old tale of Adam and Eve God place Adam and Eve in the garden with all the trees and the one they can eat off of. But God is omnipotent and omniscient so wouldn't he have known before hand ...
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Sinned when born? [duplicate]
I am somewhat confused. We are born sinners already?
We didn't do anything bad or harmed anyone and are just born, and right away we are sinners?
Not trying to sound stupid or anything, and am myself ...
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What is temptation? [closed]
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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Can God reverse the fall of man specifically on earth? [closed]
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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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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Original sin and its consequences [duplicate]
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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 if ...
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Are sins sinful because they are inherently acts of badness or because they are acts of disobedience against god? [duplicate]
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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 of ...
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Why is Adam considered the original sinner? [closed]
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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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 ...
