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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If there were no Original Sin, would've everyone been married?
Benedict Ashley, O.P., Spiritual Direction in the Dominican Tradition p. 50 claims:
Naturally speaking, the human species is divided equally into male and female, so that every human can find a ...
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How does Orthodox Theology reject original sin and not fall into Pelagianism?
One big difference between the Eastern and Western churches is the idea of original sin, Instead of "original sin" the Orthodox Church holds to "ancestral sin" which has been ...
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What is the "remedy of concupiscence"?
The "quieting of concupiscence" (remedium concupiscentiae) is one of the secondary ends of the sacrament of matrimony (cf. Casti Connubii §59), but what exactly is it? How does it "...
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What is the biblical basis for the doctrine of original sin?
I was recently discussing theology and baptism with my Arminian teacher when he mentioned that he doesn't believe in the doctrine of original sin, saying "I don't believe sin is genetic".
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Can the concept of original sin be Scripturally proven or not? [duplicate]
The word for 'weakness' (astheneo) of the flesh (Rom.8:3), or the 'infirmity' (astheneo) of the flesh (Rom.6:19) seems to indicate that the inclination to sin is in our fallen flesh nature and not ...
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Did Original Sin derive solely from Adam or from both Adam and Eve?
Pohle, God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural pt. 2, ch. 2, §3, art. 4, 1. claims:
It is a controverted question among theologians whether [1] original sin derives solely from Adam or [2] from ...
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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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Original/First Sin: As presented by the catholic and orthodox chuches appear to be the same but they both claim otherwise
I was looking up some stuff and noticed that multiple sources claim that the Catholics and Orthodox have a different view on the "first sin" or "original sin".
There is this ...
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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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According to Catholic theology, did Eve have Original Sin, or only her own personal sin?
If Original Sin is Adam's sin, did Eve have Original Sin? If so, then how did she "catch" it from Adam? Or is her (and women's) punishment in Gen. 3:16 only due to her actual sin of pride, ...
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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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According to Catholicism, is Adam or Eve more culpable for original sin?
From a Catholic perspective:
Is there a shared culpability between Adam and Eve for original sin, or is only Adam or Eve ultimately responsible?
Please, link answers from Catholic sources.
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Why did Eve say that "touching" the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil would kill you?
The reason for my question is there seems to be a change from what the scripture states as to what God told Adam about the same tree. I couldn't find where God specifically told Adam that touching it ...
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Is money a consequence of Original Sin?
Kinsella, The Wife Desired p. 77 claims:
It has been stated that money is the root of all evil. [1 Tim. 6:10: "the desire of money is the root of all evils"; cf. Summa Theologica I-II q. 84 ...
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Why doesn't God remit everyone of original sin in Catholicism?
I know that in Catholicism, Mary didn't have the original sin. If God had the power to do this, why didn't he do this with other people?
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If Jesus Christ was born without the original sin, then how could He have died?
Death was introduced after the original sin (Adam was immortal until the fall), some people even think that Our Lady didn't die but just was assumpted in her sleep.
If Christ didn't have the original ...
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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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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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For those who believe there was no historical Adam and Eve, how does Christianity make sense?
How can Christianity make sense without a literal Adam and Eve? I have heard many Christians (particularly Catholics) try and be conciliatory with modern science by claiming that Adam and Eve were not ...
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what does it mean in The Canons of Dort article 17?
From What does Calvinism teach about infant death? Do newborn babies go to heaven when they die because they haven't committed sins yet, or do they go to hell because they, like everyone else, have a ...
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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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How have Protestants explained how Jesus could be born of mankind and 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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Immaculate Conception: Why was it necessary for our Salvation?
According to many Catholic apologists, like Dr. Robert Sungenis,1 the dogma of the immaculate conception of Mary is not simply binding because it is a divinely revealed dogma, but according to them it ...
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Do LDS believe in Original Sin after all?
On the one hand, it seems LDS reject the concept of original sin.
See for example Articles of Faith 1:2:
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for
Adam’s transgression.
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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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If a third (or a large number) of angels rebelled, what was the justification?
As a Baptist, I've always had the understanding/teaching that Satan and many angels "rebelled" against God, so I'm going to go with that term. But the actual moment of sin that rendered them ...
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What is the biblical basis for Jeremiah and John the Baptist being born without original sin?
I am reading The Life & Glories of Saint Joseph, by Edward Healy Thompson, which was first published in 1888. At the start of Chapter VII, in which the argument is made that Joseph was born ...
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If baptism cleanses original sin then why do the children of baptised parents still need to be baptised?
Why do the children of the parents who were baptized need to be baptized? The parent's original sin was removed by their baptism so they shouldn't be passing it down anymore. Or how does it work? Is ...
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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.
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Did St. Joachim prevent the transmission of original sin to Mary by overcoming concupiscence?
St. Joachim is known to live a pious and humble life. If St. Joachim lived according to God's will and followed His inspirations in making a marital procreative act with St. Anne under the grace of ...
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In what sense was Mary born without original sin in Roman Catholic dogma?
Is the following quotation an accurate explanation of Roman Catholic dogma regarding Mary?
The reason that Mary is “full of grace,” the Church has said, is because of Ephesians 1:3-6 (Redemptoris ...
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Do recent scientific findings support the concept of inbred sin being passed from generation to generation?
Recent research indicates that cancers are not caused by damage to healthy cells by noxious substances, but rather there is underlying damage already in our DNA which makes us susceptible to cancer ...
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Did the American Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell Movement) Have a Position on Original Sin?
What did the early American Restoration Movement Churches (Stone-Campbell Movement Churches) believe regarding the doctrine of Original Sin?
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What is John Wesley's belief about imputation of guilt?
There are some that seem to say that he doesn't and then some seems to say that he does (p.19) so I wonder what is going on here. I understand that there are different kinds of ways to explain how ...
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According to Roman Catholicism, Mary loved God of her own free will. Does her love mean less to God because grace protected her from sin?
The Immaculate Conception shows that God could, in theory, protect each person from the contracting the taint of original sin. An argument as to why God allows His children to contract original sin is ...
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In the tradition of Jehovah's Witnesses, does Romans 6:23 mean that all people who are resurrected have their sins blotted out?
Since the Bible itself says there is to be a resurrection of the good and bad (Acts 24:15) how do Jehovah's Witnesses explain their position that death blots out the sins of all?
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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)
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St. Augustine's view on transmission of original sin?
What was the St. Augustine's view on transmission of original sin?
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What is the Catholic view of the biological transmission of original sin?
Does the Catholic church have a dogmatic position on whether original sin is transmitted biologically? Or is it a theological opinion which is optional?
If it is a dogmatic position, what is the ...
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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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If God could make Mary sinless, why not anybody else?
In this thread one of the answers states that Catholic tradition has Mary as sinless from conception (if I read it correctly). I don't want to sound flippant here but this begs the question: if God ...
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From a Roman Catholic view, after God creates a soul, does He let the soul to choose if they want to enter a body? Can a soul refuse to be embodied?
The Catholic Catechism says this:
366 The Church teaches that every spiritual soul is created immediately by God - it is not "produced" by the parents - and also that it is immortal: it does ...
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When God creates each individual soul, is it without original sin at that moment?
According to the Catholic Catechism, 366 The Church teaches that every spiritual soul is created immediately by God - it is not "produced" by the parents - and also that it is immortal: it ...
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Could God allow all people to be born without the stain of original sin, as He did with Mary? [duplicate]
God was able to prevent Mary from being born with the stain original sin. If God can do this with one person, He can do this with everyone. This suggests that God forces everyone but Mary, against ...
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According to the Catholic Church, Does God create each new individual with original sin?
According to the Catholic Catechism, every spiritual soul is directly created by God. At the moment the individual is created by God, does it have original sin? Or is original sin added later?
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Are the weaknesses in man intended by God? What are those weaknesses? Are they sinful?
In the scriptures, it says in Romans 8:20
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope.
I also remember Paul saying in 2 Corin. 12:9 that:
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If the Immaculate Conception is true, then why can't God create everyone free from original sin? [duplicate]
The Catholic Church teaches Mary, from the moment of conception, was free from original sin by the grace of Jesus. If this is true (which I do hold), then why does God not create everyone free from ...
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Why don't Catholics believe that Christ's atonement removed Original Sin?
Original Sin is the Catholic doctrine that all human are born sinners due to the inheritance of the sin of Adam. However, Jesus Christ atoned for the sin of mankind.
Therefore, one would assume the ...
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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 Catholicism, was Adam with Eve when the serpent tempted her?
Genesis 3 says that the serpent addressed the woman:
Gen. 3:1 "the serpent […] said to the woman"
Gen. 3:4 "the serpent said to the woman"
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