The sin of Adam (Gn 2: 8‑3: 24), personal to him and passed on to all persons as a state of privation of grace Despite this privation and the related wounding of human nature and weakening of natural powers, original sin leaves unchanged all that man himself is by nature The scriptural basis of the doctrine was stated especially by St Paul in 1 Cor 15: 21ff , and Rom 5: 12‑21 Original sin is remitted by baptism and incorporation in Christ, through whom grace is given to persons Pope John Paul, while describing original sin during a general audience Oct 1, 1986, called it "the absence of sanctifying grace in nature which has been diverted from its supernatural end "
This is a term used to describe the effect of Adam's sin on his descendants (Rom 5: 12-23) Specifically, it is our inheritance of a sinful nature from Adam The sinful nature originated with Adam and is passed down from parent to child We are by nature children of wrath (Eph 3: 2)
An inclination toward evil, inherited by human beings as a result of Adam's disobedience An inclination toward evil, inherited by human beings as a result of Adam's disobedience
Fallen man's natural sinfulness, the hereditary depravity and corruption of human nature because of Adam's fall " 1 That is, Adam and Eve's transgression when they ate of the forbidden fruit opened a gulf between God and humanity Pollution from that sin has been inherited by all of Adam and Eve's descendents to the present day
a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden
Original sin is the doctrine that as descendants of Adam, we inherit his sinfulness, just as we inherit his humanity In the west, primarily because of St Augustine, this concept grew to include the idea that we inherit Adam’s guilt Calvin took Augustine’s position to the extreme, teaching that we are totally depraved and without any natural virtue or worth whatsoever The eastern Church teaches that we have inherited from Adam the state of sin, but not the guilt of sin Therefore, despite original sin, we still possess the small amount of goodness necessary to realize our sinfulness, to choose good, and to repent of evil The eastern Church teaches that if we were totally worthless, we would be totally irredeemable
a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden"
According to some Christians, original sin is the wickedness that all human beings are born with, because the first human beings, Adam and Eve, disobeyed God. In Christian theology, the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience. the tendency to behave in bad or evil ways, which is in all people according to the Christian religion. In Christian doctrine, the condition or state of sin into which each human being is born, or its origin in Adam's disobedience to God when he ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. His guilt was transmitted to his descendants. Though Genesis describes Adam's sufferings as the consequence of his disobedience, it does not make Adam's sin hereditary. The main scriptural basis of the doctrine is found in the writings of St. Paul; St. Augustine helped make humanity's sinful nature a central element in orthodox Christian theology. Medieval theologians continued to explore the issue, and Thomas Aquinas offered a more optimistic view of human nature in his teachings on original sin than had Augustine. Martin Luther and John Calvin accepted a more Augustinian understanding, and modern evolutionary theory and biblical source criticism raised new challenges for the definition of original sin
innate tendency to sin; first sin committed by Adam and Eve of eating fruit from the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden which resulted in the punishment of all mankind
Primarily a Christian term used to describe the effect of Adam's sin on his descendants According to some, it is our inheritance of a sinful nature from Adam
The Christian belief that the sin of disobedience carried out by Adam and Eve is transmitted as guilt in all mankind