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To: kosta50
The Orthodox do not reject the original sin -- the sin committed by our ancestral parents. The Orthodox do not believe we inherit the sin of theirs, nor that we are responsible for their sin.

I know that you know that Adam sinned, I was referring to the inherited part.

We are simply born with the consequences of their sin. Imagine a woman who is an alcoholic and drinks while she is pregnant. Her sin will poison the baby. The child, will be born brain-damaged from the effects of alcohol, yet the child is not guilty of having done any drinking of his or her own. Where is the guilt in that child?

I'm not sure I understand the distinction. I don't think that I did anything wrong when I was born with the original sin. I didn't "earn" my sinful nature of my own accord. Adam did it first, and now I am subject to the consequences. If that were the end of the story I would think that is totally unfair. Thank God it isn't.

We've all heard of "crack babies" who are literally addicted to cocaine at birth. They inherited the addiction through no individual fault of their own. Yet, it is real and they will suffer the consequences. That's the bad news. The good news is they can be healed

2,887 posted on 02/21/2006 7:13:28 PM PST by Forest Keeper
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To: Forest Keeper
I'm not sure I understand the distinction

The distinction is that those who inherit the consequences are not guilty; only damaged and in need of healing. But in order to heal, one must cooperate with the physician, FK. One must willingly submit to the authority of the physician and trust that the physician will lead them to health. It is a conscious and a willful effort; it is not something the physician compels you to do.

2,910 posted on 02/22/2006 4:05:38 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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