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Original sin was judgment. When they ate from the tree of knowledge, they learned to see things as good or bad.
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by sk0rpi0n
I think the idea of original sin is misunderstood...
We're born into sin because of our past life actions or lack there of... Not because of some mythical person born thousands of years ago...
We're born into what we created for ourselves...
NuT,
Wow that really sucks. Now instead of being responsible for my sins in this life, I have numerous other lives full of sin to account for on judgment day.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by sk0rpi0n
I think the idea of original sin is misunderstood...
We're born into sin because of our past life actions or lack there of... Not because of some mythical person born thousands of years ago...
We're born into what we created for ourselves...
Wow that really sucks. Now instead of being responsible for my sins in this life, I have numerous other lives full of sin to account for on judgment day.
Here's how I view original sin:
God told Adam and Eve to never touch the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil because it would kill them.
Satan comes along and wants to screw up God's creation, so he tells Eve that God forbade it because eating it would make them "like God." (Adam was standing right there too, by the way, and heard all of that.)
They believed Satan and ate it because their self-interest in becoming like God outweighed their desire to obey God.
But Adam and Eve had always had within them the ability to sin, just like their kids did. Abel probably sinned a few times too.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by Thought ProvokerI would like to point out, however, that it's rather suspicious that a talking snake outsmarted "God". I think "God" WANTED it to happen... Why, I am not entirely certain, but I have a good idea.
Originally posted by Akragon
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by sk0rpi0n
I think the idea of original sin is misunderstood...
We're born into sin because of our past life actions or lack there of... Not because of some mythical person born thousands of years ago...
We're born into what we created for ourselves...
Wow that really sucks. Now instead of being responsible for my sins in this life, I have numerous other lives full of sin to account for on judgment day.
No worries though...
you have plenty of time to make up for those lives...
ye know, since the world didn't end on schedule
or you could figure it all out this time around...edit on 31-12-2012 by Akragon because: (no reason given)