30 Sep '12 03:14>2 edits
Wasn't there an Original Sin thread recently? I can't find it.
Doesn't matter, I have a message and am curious if anyone (Christian or Non) agrees.
The bible teaches us that Adam and Eve committed a cosmic sin, and in doing so, ushered in a great curse from God. Because of this sin, Adam and Eve became cursed individuals.
It just follows that any of their offspring would also be cursed. Right? They were cursed from head to toe, inside and out. Every single molecule of Adam and Eve was cursed.
If the bible is to be believed, every one of us has at least some small part of Adam and Eve within us. As the Father and Mother of the entire human race, they have given us the gift of their DNA. So then, it just follows (though the Lord proclaimed it anyway for emphasis), that every single one of us is cursed, just as Adam and Eve were.
So why is that concept so hard to understand? Why is it so "unfair" that the children of Adam and Eve are being "punished" for their sins? They were cursed, folks. That means that every little tiny shred of their being was affected. They couldn't help but pass on this curse.
You don't have to look at it like God is staring at you and saying, "Well, you have lived a great life, but, since I can trace your lineage back to Adam and Eve, I'm going to have to punish you anyway." No, it's not like that. God isn't taking you--who otherwise are perfect--and punishing you specifically. What He did was curse Adam and Eve and the necessary result of that curse is that it is passed on to all of their children, genetically.
By cursing us, God didn't do some voodoo spell... no, He just lifted all the blessings He had placed upon Adam and Eve... the cosmic sin they committed was so agregious, they lost the right to be so incredibly blessed by God. the blessings endowed Adam and Eve with supernatural, superhuman powers. They were immortal and perfect physical specimens. When they rejected those blessings, He lifted them and left Adam and Eve on their own. What was left were 2 cursed human beings who, unfortunately for the rest of us, passed on this curse genetically.
Put very simply, the concept of original sin logically follows what should have occurred through DNA and genetics.
You don't have to believe in the whole story to at least understand this. You and I are the sons and daughters of the original human beings who populated this planet and therefore--for better or for worse--share their traits genetically. The doctrine of original sin merely supports this same logical conclusion.
Doesn't matter, I have a message and am curious if anyone (Christian or Non) agrees.
The bible teaches us that Adam and Eve committed a cosmic sin, and in doing so, ushered in a great curse from God. Because of this sin, Adam and Eve became cursed individuals.
It just follows that any of their offspring would also be cursed. Right? They were cursed from head to toe, inside and out. Every single molecule of Adam and Eve was cursed.
If the bible is to be believed, every one of us has at least some small part of Adam and Eve within us. As the Father and Mother of the entire human race, they have given us the gift of their DNA. So then, it just follows (though the Lord proclaimed it anyway for emphasis), that every single one of us is cursed, just as Adam and Eve were.
So why is that concept so hard to understand? Why is it so "unfair" that the children of Adam and Eve are being "punished" for their sins? They were cursed, folks. That means that every little tiny shred of their being was affected. They couldn't help but pass on this curse.
You don't have to look at it like God is staring at you and saying, "Well, you have lived a great life, but, since I can trace your lineage back to Adam and Eve, I'm going to have to punish you anyway." No, it's not like that. God isn't taking you--who otherwise are perfect--and punishing you specifically. What He did was curse Adam and Eve and the necessary result of that curse is that it is passed on to all of their children, genetically.
By cursing us, God didn't do some voodoo spell... no, He just lifted all the blessings He had placed upon Adam and Eve... the cosmic sin they committed was so agregious, they lost the right to be so incredibly blessed by God. the blessings endowed Adam and Eve with supernatural, superhuman powers. They were immortal and perfect physical specimens. When they rejected those blessings, He lifted them and left Adam and Eve on their own. What was left were 2 cursed human beings who, unfortunately for the rest of us, passed on this curse genetically.
Put very simply, the concept of original sin logically follows what should have occurred through DNA and genetics.
You don't have to believe in the whole story to at least understand this. You and I are the sons and daughters of the original human beings who populated this planet and therefore--for better or for worse--share their traits genetically. The doctrine of original sin merely supports this same logical conclusion.