Posted on 12/11/2008 7:26:21 AM PST by NYer
He’s right.
If there was no original sin, there would have been no need for Christ and his sacrifice on the cross for all of humanity.
“Neomodernist” theologians are destroying Christianity and ploughing the field for the planting of Islamic seeds.
Excellent article. ;-)
"The history of mankind and of each human individual is unintelligible to those who do not believe in Original Sin. The doctrine of Original Sin alone explains the many riddles of our lives. It tells us why our wills are so prone to evil; why we fall so easily in temptation and rise again with such difficulty; why we must fight continually if we wish to remain good and advance in perfection; why we must avoid the occasions of sin. Original Sin alone explains why this world with all its beauty and loveliness is and will always be a "vale of tears". Any educational system that does not take into consideration Original Sin and its consequences is doomed to failure". -Chief Truths of the Faith. By Fr. John Laux, MA; Tan Books
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Amen!
I don’t know anyone who has ever had to teach their kids to misbehave. They just seem to come by it naturally.
Original Sin is so obvious, as Pope Benedict says: just look at the daily news, or think of your last confession.
Fight on, Good Pope! I had an argument with one of the priests when we RCIA’d in 2005. “Tell me about Original Sin,” I asked him, knowing full well what the answer should be, from my several decades of being a Protestant in a variety of churches. “Oh, hahah, what is that?” he said, or something to that effect. (LA Archdiocese, after all). We argued theology for a good hour, and he was really quite pleasant and agreeable. Later he referred to me, in one of his homilies, as ‘my Fundamentalist Friend.’
I am so glad to see this good Pope come out swinging on theology and liturgy. What a feisty one. We are so blessed.
Yes, the doctrine of original sin is central to our faith. Among other things, it helps us more fully appreciate the Savior.
I always feel uncomfortable with that painting. What was Eve doing when the snake stole her attention?
Just goes to show that old paintings aren’t always as pure as the driven snow, and that maybe some of those painters who produced nude images were similarly not as pure as the driven snow.
I never could understand why God made that snake and the apple tree, when He knew exactly what was going to happen.
Especially when you deem what they are doing, as misbehavior.
Adam lay ybounden, bounden in a bond;
Four thousand winter thought he not too long.
And all was for an apple, an apple that he took,
As clarkes finden written in their booke.
Ne had the apple taken been, the apple taken been,
Ne never Our Lady had been Heavene Queen.
Blessed be the time that apple taken was!
Therefore we mun singen, Deo Gratias!
This is a common misunderstanding about predestination. Note that His 'knowing' what would happen did not cause it to happen. He gave them the gift of free will and they exercised it. Had he not given them that gift then we would be no different from the animals who follow instinct not free choice. What great love He has for us!
He loves us so much that He always respects our freedom to love Him and each other. Or not. If we were not free to reject, we could not be truly free to love, either. Oh, happy fault, that merited so great a Savior! (Exultet)
I cannot note that, as I believe that God’s knowing something will happen, means it will.
Perhaps we are not truly free to love.
Original sin is a false doctrine introduced into Western religions by Augustin around 500 AD who was a convert from a sinful past. Eastern Orthodox religions, while unfortunately are not evangelical, do not have this doctrine because they did not pick it up.
How many sinners are in hell today because the preacher preaches God made you a sinner and their conviction is eased? The church confuses the universality of sin with original sin. Go read Psalm 51:5 in the KJV and NAS and then go read it in NIV - it says 2 different things because the NIV is biased toward original sin.
Or as Joyce said, "O Phoenix Culprit!"
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