{"id":1343,"date":"2009-01-28T09:34:33","date_gmt":"2009-01-28T15:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2009\/01\/original-sin-a-definition\/"},"modified":"2015-03-13T17:06:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T22:06:13","slug":"original-sin-a-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2009\/01\/28\/original-sin-a-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Sin: A Definition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
The Original Sin Series<\/u>
Intro<\/a>\u2013Intuition<\/a>\u2013Definition<\/b>\u2013Genesis<\/a>\u2013Jesus<\/a>-Paul-Augustine-Calvin-Conclusion\n<\/div>\n

Some commenters are concerned that I\u2019m setting up a straw man \u2014 that is, I\u2019m leaving the doctrine of Original Sin undefined so that I can then dispute an unformed doctrine.\u00a0 So I will defer to the BBC, and their excellent summary of the doctrine<\/a>.\u00a0 This will be our working definition of Original Sin:<\/p>\n

What is original sin?<\/b>
Original sin is a Christian doctrine that says that everyone is born sinful. This means that they are born with a built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God.<\/p>\n

Original sin is not just this inherited spiritual disease or defect in human nature; it\u2019s also the \u2018condemnation\u2019 that goes with that fault.<\/p>\n

An explanation for the evils of the world<\/b>
Christians believe that original sin explains why there is so much wrong in a world created by a perfect God, and why people need to have their souls \u2018saved\u2019 by God.<\/p>\n

A condition you\u2019re in, not something you do<\/b>
Original sin is a condition, not something that people do: It\u2019s the normal spiritual and psychological condition of human beings, not their bad thoughts and actions. Even a newborn baby who hasn\u2019t done anything at all is damaged by original sin.<\/p>\n

The sin of Adam<\/b>
In traditional Christian teaching, original sin is the result of Adam and Eve\u2019s disobedience to God when they ate a forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.<\/p>\n

Effects of original sin<\/b>
Original sin affects individuals by separating them from God, and bringing dissatisfaction and guilt into their lives.<\/p>\n

On a world scale, original sin explains such things as genocide, war, cruelty, exploitation and abuse, and the \u201cpresence and universality of sin in human history\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest on the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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