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: brendan@cs.uq.oz.au (Brendan Mahony) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Is Original Sin a sin? Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 03:15:31 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In pkk36438@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Polygon) writes: >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. The concept of Original Sin stands, even though it is against God's wish. You do not understand the concept, and sadly, since the point of Christianity is so tightly entwined with Original Sin, I fear for you understanding of Christ's sacrifice and what it has achieved. The Garden of Eden story tells us that God created humanity in His own image to live within His love and wisdom. However humanity chose instead to seek its own wisdom, to decide its own way, morality, ethics etc. Because God loves us He did not destroy us for our arrogance, instead He set us apart for His wisdom so that we might pursue our own way. Since we are made in God's image the only way to perfection lies within God's wisdom, which is removed from our worldly existence. The main trouble with this situation is that no one could achieve perfection without God's Wisdom. Thus God sent His only Son to be our Way back to the Wisdom of God. It only through Faith in Christ that we may return to the state of perfection which is God's will for each of us. -- Brendan Mahony | brendan@batserver.cs.uq.oz Department of Computer Science | heretic: someone who disgrees with you University of Queensland | about something neither of you knows Australia | anything about.