Questions tagged [original-sin]
For questions pertaining to the doctrine that humanity is in a state of sin since Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God.
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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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Are our consciences trustworthy? [closed]
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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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 of ...
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Why has God punished every human for one person's sin? [closed]
God expelled Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden because Eve ate the fruit that God told her not to. And this let evil into the world. If God loves everyone, so much so that he let his son die for us,...
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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 ...
