Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: ejprosser@ucdavis.edu (Eric J. Prosser) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Is Original Sin a sin? Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 02:55:48 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computing Services, UC Davis Lines: 32 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >Were Adams and Eve born to be bad? No. However, they decided to do something >that was against the God's wish. It was reason that they were seperated from >God. ok >Are human born to be bad? No. However, people decided to do things against the >God's wish or whatever, then they become evil. I disagree. >In conclusion, the concept of Original Sin cannot stand because it is against >God's wish. Unless I misinterpret the concept of Original Sin, I believe that >my arguements are justified. At last, I want to make it clear that I am not >trying to challenge any authority. If you find my agruement misleading, you are >very welcome to correct me. But, please, don't flame it. I thought Sin entered into the world when Adam & Eve ate the fruit. Because of this, God cursed them. God hates sin! All sin has to be punished, thereforeGod cursed man. Keep looking at scripture. Read Romans. Chapter 3 talks about no one being righteous, not even one. All are under sin. This all happened in the beginning when man fell. A question might arise about an infant who dies, does that child go to heaven or hell? I don't know for a fact, but from what I have read in scripture, it seems to me that God judges the heart that can make a decision. Infants can't make decisions. That's as far as I can go because I just don't know. Anyone else have thoughts on this? Eric Jon Prosser ejprosser@ucdavis.edu I&P Computing Services (916) 752-2906 University of California, Davis