Original Sin

[Sheila]

This is what I think Original sin was (very first sin)---Disobedience
God said DO NOT eat of the tree of knowledge and they did. Everything that is contrary to the will of God is sin, so disobedience has to be what original sin is, doesn't it? Does anyone else think something different?
I believe that this disobedience led to an awareness of self (Genesis 3:11--thought they could chose for themselves, that they knew better than God) that led to self Idolatry (self-worship) with I want--I need, etc that in turn has led to greed, lust, jealousy, and etc of monstrous proportions in the world today. Any opinions?

[TGBTG]

Romans 5
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

[The Matt]

Well put, that's how I feel as well. All sin can be thought of as disobedience, contrary to the words God commanded.

[Sheila]

Thank you and Jesus Bless You.

[Dedicated Mind]

i think original sin is the carnal nature that was awakened when adam and eve disobeyed and passed to all subsequent humanity. an ego that thinks of self instead of being god conscious.

[bbyrd009]

For what it's worth, Proverbs defines "a tree of life" as "hope fulfilled," which I actually meant to insert into the current thread where "tree of life" was mentioned, but can't find it now.

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Sheila

This is what I think Original sin was (very first sin)---Disobedience
God said DO NOT eat of the tree of knowledge and they did. Everything that is contrary to the will of God is sin, so disobedience has to be what original sin is, doesn't it? Does anyone else think something different?
I believe that this disobedience led to an awareness of self (Genesis 3:11--thought they could chose for themselves, that they knew better than God) that led to self Idolatry (self-worship) with I want--I need, etc that in turn has led to greed, lust, jealousy, and etc of monstrous proportions in the world today. Any opinions?

And, I'll point out here, although I'm going way out on a limb, surely, to people with an evolution dichotomy, which I lack, ty God, that "awareness of self" is the primary difference between us and the animals? If God chose to evolve us from apes, a scenario I find highly likely, you could hardly postulate a better creation story than Genesis (or, maybe the world really is only 6000 years old...).

[The Matt]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

And, I'll point out here, although I'm going way out on a limb, surely, to people with an evolution dichotomy, which I lack, ty God, that "awareness of self" is the primary difference between us and the animals? If God chose to evolve us from apes, a scenario I find highly likely, you could hardly postulate a better creation story than Genesis (or, maybe the world really is only 6000 years old...).

I KNEW there was a reason I wanted to look up evolution tonight.

[Austin]

My personal concept of this sin is man in his weak condition unable on his own to fulfill the perfect will of God. He is unable to resist temptation when it comes and he is weak in his abilities to reconize trtuh in a real way which is knowing something instead of just having a knowledge of it.

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by The Matt

I KNEW there was a reason I wanted to look up evolution tonight.

Amen; may it lead you into a fuller knowledge of Truth.