From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Mon Oct 06 2003 - 18:01:39 EDT
Yes the Fall is the most well supported of all doctrines. But what do you
mean by historical with the Fall? At some point an ape became human and
along with that the propensity to sin. Is that a historical fall? See
Peacocke Creation and the World of Science espec p 193.
Ted is right to see that the doctrine of the Fall is the pivot to YEC as
they present the case if a snake did not deceive Eve then all doctrine up to
the atonement collapse like skittles. It has superficial great appeal as doe
the argument that there was no death before the Fall as the wages of sin is
death.
Michael
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From: "Ted Davis" <TDavis@messiah.edu>
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Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: Original Sin (was Re: RATE)
> 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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