Household of Faith International Ministry. Original Sin - Are We Condemned by the Sin of Adam and Eve? Many sceptics think that the Bible claims that people are condemned to hell on the basis of Adam and Eves sin - the original sin of mankind. The doctrine of original sin comes primarily from Pauls letter to the Romans. In this letter, Paul makes the statement that through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men... Taken out of context, Paul seems to imply that all people are condemned because of Adams sin. This sermon I will examine what Paul said in context and how that fits with the remainder of biblical theology. God created Adam and Eve and placed them in a garden of numerous fruit trees that He had designed, from which they could eat anything, except the fruit from one tree. Although Adam and Eve had no concept of good and evil, they obviously did know about disobedience, since Eve told the serpent, From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die. (Genesis3:3) From her statement, it is clear that Eve knew that she shouldnt eat the fruit. In fact she even added to Gods command with the words or touch it, which was not in Gods original command. So, the original sin was disobedience, mistrust, and disloyalty against God. In chapter 5 of Romans, Paul describes how we are justified before God on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ who came to earth to die for the sins of mankind. The chapter takes us back to how we got into the current mess we are in - back to our original parents, who committed the first sins. Pauls point in doing this is to compare the transgression by the transgressor to the redemption offered through the Redeemer. In this chapter, Paul makes it clear that, although Adam and Eve committed the first sin, we are guilty on the basis of our own sin: Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, Because all sinned (Romans 5:12) What the original sin did was to cause the human race to fall into the practice of sin. We are born to imperfect parents, whose sin negatively influences us. We become accustomed to committing minor sins without regard to their negative impact on our lives and the lives of others. However, God, in His love, provided the means by which all people could become completely righteous before Him, thus inheriting eternal life. The Bible says that God has created people to be upright, but they have chosen to do evil. We are not condemned on the basis of Adam and Eves original sin, but our own. Our condemnation is rightly deserved due to our rebellion and disobedience of Gods laws. God is not responsible for our sin, but we are, because of our own lusts. However, God, in His love, has provided a way of escape for those who recognize their own inability to live up to Gods holy standards. Jesus Christ died for our sins to reconcile us to God. Trust Jesus to change you into the person you really want to be! God Bless. Next week sermon is: Why would God visit the iniquity of the fathers on the children unto the third and the fourth generation?
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 12:53:30 +0000
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