What is the Original Sin? Is it the sin committed in previous births?

Question

What is the Original Sin? Is it the sin committed in previous births?

Answer 1

Original Sin is not found in the scriptures. It is the tradition that Adam and Eve's sin is passed on through birth to every mortal being. This doctrine, however is false. Each man is responsible for their own sins. No one is accountable for Adam's or Eve's sin. They repented and hearkened to the commandments of the Lord. If forgiveness was granted to Adam and Eve, why would their children be held responsible for it again. When the Lord says he will forgive your sins does he place that sin on another innocent person....I think not. Through the atonement the debt of sin was paid.

Answer 2

Escaping and suppressing and not identifying and not accepting and not following the truth in every aspect of our life which is inside us is the original sin.

not following the truth and escaping from truth etc is happened when anyone follows mind.

due to the previous births sins also makes us to do sins,,, but everyone will have option in the present birth to be clear from sins just by following /identifying/accepting the truth.

Answer 3

Sin is something done in contradiction with inner voice.



Such an act cause cotradiction within and it leaves an impression on the subtle body. These impressions on the subtle body donot let the self realise itself. These impressions also determine the body garb and nature of the person.



Forget original sin, just work in direction of knowing, every sin get washed off by itself. Thinking of dirt would never clean it. Its same as thinking of darkness can never let light dawn.

Answer 4

Original sin is 'ignorance' that would keep us all away from knowing our true selves. This sin can be absolved through gaining knowledge of the truth. It needs millions of births to gain the knowledge of the self and until such time the sin of 'ignorance' keeps chasing us.

Answer 5

There is no previous births or lives. This is hinduism and false.

Original sin is a made up theology by Augustine and the Catholics who followed him.

Our sin is original when we do it ... we are the originators of it all.

Answer 6

Mankind fell; God didn’t push them.

Adam and Eve fell. Perfect beings, created in God’s image, exercised their God-given will to make poor choices. Eve, tempted by Satan, fell first, then offered the forbidden fruit to Adam (Genesis 3:1-8). It appears that Eve was deceived, but Adam knew what he was doing (1 Timothy 2:14). Someone has said, “Eve fell; Adam jumped.”



Theology calls this original sin. It originated in the human heart, setting a pattern for all sin to follow: People sin when they are so selfish they put their desires above God’s.



All people are sinners.

In some way this original sin affected/infected all of mankind. Theologians have used the term “original sin” to refer to the state of each of us when born. It is also called a sin nature.



The sin nature is greatly debated by theologians. What’s important is the Bible clearly says we are all sinners. We all make the decision to give in to sin: “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12, NKJV). “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

Answer 7

There is no sin. But what religion calls original sin is merely

the belief that we are separate from our Maker. That is a

dream, not a sin. Someday we will wake up and know the

Truth



It may take thousands of years, but failure is not an option

Answer 8

Blessings ... The Original Sin is the breaking of God's law, or the short of God perfection, and we all are guilty of this, Adam and Eve rebel against God, they were trick by the deceiver and fell for it, they both ate of the forbidden fruit , and brought sin into the World, God tested them, and they dis obey Him . But the first recorded instance of sin took place in heaven . When Lucifer became ambitious to be equal with God. Isaiah 14:12-14. For this sin of pride he was cast out of heaven, and became the one whom the Bible elsewhere describe as the devil or satan.. The first instance of sin on earth is described in the Third Chapter of Genesis. It took place in the Garden of Eden, . God forbade Adam and Eve to eat, the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they ate it any way and became sinners. As soon as it happens they brought sin to all man kind, and they became Spiritually dead , meaning separated from God, and banished from God's presence, and they also became physically dead, , this sinful nature was passed on to all the human race. Making every child born of sinful parents a sinner by birth. And causing God'd to curse all creation. Thorns and thistles, for instance, are an evidence of this. Other evidences are mentioned in Genesis 3'14-19. sIN NEEDS NO PROOF WE CAN see it clearly in our World today, in prisons, hospitals, and funeral parlor, tears, sickness, sorrow, pain, and death are some of the results of sins.. Thank God that Jesus provided a way of escape for man, by dyieying on the cross.

Answer 9

The Original Sin was when Lucifer said "I will be god" and was kicked out from Heaven to earth.

Then Lucifer, now know as Satan, tempted Eve with the forbidden tree.

And then Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden tree.



The Original Sin of mankind was eating of the forbidden tree, the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.



But the Original Sin over all would have to be the sin that Lucifer did in Heaven, that got him put on earth and his name changed to Satan, and to tempt Eve.

Answer 10

Original sin was supposedly from the Fall of Man - when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. This sin, rather the doctrine of the original sin, was first created in 2nd cent. Irenaeus's (Bishop) and his struggle against Gnosticism - "a philosophical and religious movement which started in pre-Christian times." The word "gnosis" is Greek which translates to mean "knowledge".



Now I know some people have brought up this question: What happens to unbaptized infants? They simply go to hell "as a consequence of original sin", according to Augustine.



As interesting as it is, the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that in "yielding to the tempter, Adam and Eve committed and PERSONAL SIN, but this sin affected THE HUMAN NATURE that they would then transmit in a FALLEN STATE . . . original sin is called "Sin" only in an analogical sense: it is a sin "contracted" and not "committed" - a state and not an act". This "state of deprivation of the original holiness and justice . . . transmitted to the descendants of Adam along with human nature involves no personal responsibility or personal guilt on their part. Personal responsibility and guilt were Adam's, who because of his sin, was unable to pass on to his descendants a human nature with the holiness with thich it would otherwise have been endowed, in this way implicating them as his sin."



Of course human nature is being attacked because of this from what it sounds like and yadda yadda yadda.

Answer 11

Romans 3:23 states: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ".



Sin entered the world trough Adam's disobedience. Period.

Answer 12

Dear Anil....



The very FIRST sentence of the F I R S T answer is sooooooo TRUE...."The bullshit to keep you in line" ! I totally agree and there is no such thing as an "original" - nor- unoriginal sin....As a matter of fact, there are no sins at all....Only "good & bad" deeds..That's all Anil ! Do you really believe in such dogmatism as "sin".or the "heaven & hell-concept" ???? All that "stuff" are only measure to keep you "in line", man !!! Trust me....I am for real !



Sending you truthful greetings and all my love & care.....Annette****

Answer 13

Original sin is when Adam and Eve disobeyed God for the first time.

Every single baby ever born, has had sin on their soul due to this.

However, through Baptism, this sin, along with all other committed in the person's life, is wiped away forever.

Answer 14

Whatever you do have some consequences,I don't know what's original sin and it's punishment or what penance you have to do to get rid off it,but what we have done and what we are now is solely becoz of ourselves.

Answer 15

it is the sin committed by adam and eve being that they were the first humans God made and tested in the garden, it is called the original sin.

Answer 16

Satan's rebellion against God by committing an act of faithlessness.



Instead of having faith and trust in God, the devil placed his faith and trust in himself, and decided he could be like the God most high.



He then swayed Adam and Eve to follow him in his sin, thus resulting in Adam and Eve being separated from God and the psyche of mankind being affected as a result, even as Satan's psyche became corrupted and evil.

Answer 17

Original Sin is the disobedience of Adam and Eve.

They were told not to eat from the "Tree Of Knowledge of Good and Evil" but they did anyway.



It's in Genesis.

Answer 18

The original sin as you put it is when the spirit soul decided to be god himself. He was cast into maya for his reformation ie for him to realise that there is god and he is to be worshipped by one and all.

Answer 19

Nope not the Sin committed in Previous birth but rather...the mistake that Adam and Eve made when they decided to eat of the forbidden tree..

the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil..

well one can argue that its not sin but rather they were tricked by Satan...True.. Point taken...

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Genesis Chapter 3

4)And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:



5)For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.



6)And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

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But it was sin when man ignored the one command that God gave him and thought otherwise..when temptation took over them and when they wanted to be equal with God...or in simple words one can say when man wanted to do things his way rather than do it Gods Way...



that is the original sin...by which we are all born...



and because sin being part of humanity since that day...

that's why its said in

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Romans 3:23

"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

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and i feel and believe with all my heart..that the..the reason that Jesus Christ came to earth to die on the Cross is for our Sins..

Sin that no matter how hard we try cannot please god's Divine Standard for heaven.. and the reason i wrote this long a letter is because its really deep..not just the original sin part..but also the fact that God loves us soooo.. much that he sent his son for us...so that..the Almighty Father may accept us through the Person of Christ..one who believes in him.. shall have everlasting life....



God Bless...

Answer 20

the original sin is death .... it is the sin that keeps use from God ...That is why God had to become man (Jesus) and died on the cross for us ... So that he could send his Holy Spirit to dwell with- in our hearts. ... May God bless you love Jan

Answer 21

Its like a virus in a computer program.



The only anti-spyware program that works is baptism- but since we fall again- confession.



Darn that virus!



Luckily, it does have an end-fix. A virus-free location is now being located. (Jn 14)

Answer 22

sin from adam and eve...passed to all of us but it will be washed away through baptisism.

Answer 23

Putting George Bush sr. inthe White House.Next was GW getting in.No repeats with Jeb,please...

Answer 24

Disobedience.

Answer 25

Pride!

Answer 26

Bullshit to keep you in line and obeying the cult leaders. Even if you never harmed anyone, nor did any wrong you STILL can't claim your innocence and are forever indebted to the cult to ensure your spot in the forever happy time place with the sky daddy and HIS sexy and powerful magiks.

Answer 27

there is no such thing as original sin. and there are no such things as previous births.

just by blandly making ridiculous statements doesnt give them any respectability

Answer 28

Question: "What is original sin?"



Answer: The term “original sin” deals with Adam’s sin in eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and its effects upon the rest of the human race from then on, particularly its effects on our nature and our standing before God, even before we are old enough to commit conscious sin. There are three main views that deal with that effect; they are as follows:



Pelagianism: Adam’s sin had no effect upon the souls of his descendants other than his sinful example influencing those who followed after him to also sin. According to this view, man has the ability to stop sinning if he simply chooses to. This teaching runs contrary to a number of passages that indicate that man is hopelessly enslaved by his sins (apart from God’s intervention) and that his good works are “dead” or worthless in meriting God’s favor (Ephesians 2:1-2; Matthew 15:18-19; Romans 7:23; Hebrews 6:1; 9:14).



Arminianism: Arminians believe Adam’s sin has resulted in the rest of mankind inheriting a propensity to sin commonly referred to as having a “sin nature.” This sin nature causes us to sin in the same way that a cat’s nature causes it to meow—it comes naturally. According to this view, man cannot stop sinning on his own; that is why God gives a universal grace to all to enable them to stop. This grace is called prevenient grace. And according to this view, we are not held accountable for Adam’s sin, just our own. This teaching runs contrary to the verb tense chosen for “all sinned” in Romans 5:12 and also ignores the fact that all bear the punishment for sin (death) even though they may not have sinned in a manner similar to Adam (1 Corinthians 15:22; Romans 5:14-15,18). Nor is the teaching of prevenient grace found in Scripture.



Calvinism: Adam’s sin has resulted in not only our having a sin nature, but also our incurring guilt before God for which we are deserving of punishment. Being conceived with original sin upon us (Psalm 51:5) results in our inheriting a sin nature so wicked that Jeremiah 17:9 describes the human heart as “deceitful above all else, desperately wicked, and beyond cure.” And not only was Adam found guilty because he sinned, but his guilt and his punishment (death) belongs to us as well (Romans 5:12,19). There are two views as to why Adam’s guilt should be seen by God as belonging to us as well. The first view states that the human race was within Adam in seed form; thus, when Adam sinned, we sinned in him. This is similar to the biblical teaching that Levi (a descendent of Abraham) paid tithes to Melchizedek in Abraham (Genesis 14:20; Hebrews 7:4-9), even though Levi was not born until hundreds of years later. The other main view is that Adam served as our representative and, as such, when he sinned, we were found guilty as well.



The Calvinistic view sees one as unable to overcome his sin apart from the power of the Holy Spirit, a power possessed only when one repents of his sin and turns in reliance upon Christ and His atoning sacrifice for sin upon the cross. One problem with this view is in explaining how infants and those incapable of committing conscious sin are saved (2 Samuel 12:23; Matthew 18:3; 19:14), since they are nonetheless held responsible for Adam’s sin. Millard Erickson, author of Christian Theology, feels this difficulty is resolved as follows: “There is a position [view] that...preserves the parallelism between our accepting the work of Christ and that of Adam [Romans 5:12-21], and at the same time it more clearly points out our responsibility for the first sin. We become responsible and guilty when we accept or approve of our corrupt nature. There is a time in the life of each one of us when we become aware of our own tendency toward sin. At that point we may abhor the sinful nature that has been there all the time...and repent of it. At the very least there would be a rejection of our sinful makeup. But if we acquiesce in that sinful nature, we are in effect saying that it is good. In placing our tacit approval upon the corruption, we are also approving or concurring in the action in the Garden of Eden so long ago. We become guilty of that sin without having to commit a sin of our own.”



The Calvinistic view of original sin is most consistent with biblical teaching, and “original sin” could be defined as “that sin and its guilt that we all possess in God’s eyes as a direct result of Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden.”

Answer 29

Rebellion against God.

Answer 30

To me, it is going against my own true nature!

Answer 31

Rebellion. I dont know I can not recall.

Answer 32

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin

Answer 33

III. ORIGINAL SIN



Freedom put to the test



396 God created man in his image and established him in his friendship. A spiritual creature, man can live this friendship only in free submission to God. The prohibition against eating "of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil" spells this out: "for in the day that you eat of it, you shall die."276 The "tree of the knowledge of good and evil"277 symbolically evokes the insurmountable limits that man, being a creature, must freely recognize and respect with trust. Man is dependent on his Creator, and subject to the laws of creation and to the moral norms that govern the use of freedom.



Man's first sin



397 Man, tempted by the devil, let his trust in his Creator die in his heart and, abusing his freedom, disobeyed God's command. This is what man's first sin consisted of.278 All subsequent sin would be disobedience toward God and lack of trust in his goodness.



398 In that sin man preferred himself to God and by that very act scorned him. He chose himself over and against God, against the requirements of his creaturely status and therefore against his own good. Constituted in a state of holiness, man was destined to be fully "divinized" by God in glory. Seduced by the devil, he wanted to "be like God", but "without God, before God, and not in accordance with God".279



399 Scripture portrays the tragic consequences of this first disobedience. Adam and Eve immediately lose the grace of original holiness.280 They become afraid of the God of whom they have conceived a distorted image - that of a God jealous of his prerogatives.281



400 The harmony in which they had found themselves, thanks to original justice, is now destroyed: the control of the soul's spiritual faculties over the body is shattered; the union of man and woman becomes subject to tensions, their relations henceforth marked by lust and domination.282 Harmony with creation is broken: visible creation has become alien and hostile to man.283 Because of man, creation is now subject "to its bondage to decay".284 Finally, the consequence explicitly foretold for this disobedience will come true: man will "return to the ground",285 for out of it he was taken. Death makes its entrance into human history.286



401 After that first sin, the world is virtually inundated by sin There is Cain's murder of his brother Abel and the universal corruption which follows in the wake of sin. Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. And even after Christ's atonement, sin raises its head in countless ways among Christians.287 Scripture and the Church's Tradition continually recall the presence and universality of sin in man's history:





What Revelation makes known to us is confirmed by our own experience. For when man looks into his own heart he finds that he is drawn towards what is wrong and sunk in many evils which cannot come from his good creator. Often refusing to acknowledge God as his source, man has also upset the relationship which should link him to his last end, and at the same time he has broken the right order that should reign within himself as well as between himself and other men and all creatures.288



The consequences of Adam's sin for humanity



402 All men are implicated in Adam's sin, as St. Paul affirms: "By one man's disobedience many (that is, all men) were made sinners": "sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all men sinned."289 The Apostle contrasts the universality of sin and death with the universality of salvation in Christ. "Then as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one man's act of righteousness leads to acquittal and life for all men."290



403 Following St. Paul, the Church has always taught that the overwhelming misery which oppresses men and their inclination towards evil and death cannot be understood apart from their connection with Adam's sin and the fact that he has transmitted to us a sin with which we are all born afflicted, a sin which is the "death of the soul".291 Because of this certainty of faith, the Church baptizes for the remission of sins even tiny infants who have not committed personal sin.292



404 How did the sin of Adam become the sin of all his descendants? The whole human race is in Adam "as one body of one man".293 By this "unity of the human race" all men are implicated in Adam's sin, as all are implicated in Christ's justice. Still, the transmission of original sin is a mystery that we cannot fully understand. But we do know by Revelation that Adam had received original holiness and justice not for himself alone, but for all human nature. By yielding to the tempter, Adam and Eve committed a personal sin, but this sin affected the human nature that they would then transmit in a fallen state.294 It is a sin which will be transmitt

Answer 34

i dont know...