Re: Original Sin (was Re: RATE)

From: Ted Davis (TDavis@messiah.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 06 2003 - 15:26:41 EDT

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    Yes, I agree that original sin is *true*, indeed Neibuhr or Chesterton
    (can't remember which, can someone help?) once said that original sin was
    the most empirically verified theological belief we have.

    Romans 5:12 clearly teaches that we *are* all sinners, that we are all like
    Adam in this respect. The question is, what is the *theory* of original sin
    as vs the doctrine of original sin?

    The "fall" is real, in that we all harbor a great capacity for wickedness,
    rebellion against the Almighty in various forms. Whether the "fall" is also
    historical, is another question.

    ted



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