Religion that defines what it means to be human by beginning
with Original Sin rather than the biblical model which begins with Original Blessing is so destructive.
That is largely the result of a soteriology that
begins with Original Sin rather than Original Blessing [mankind created in the image of God with the potential for aquiring «godlikeness» over time through cooperation with Grace].
The Good News has nothing to
do with original sin (neither a biblical nor a Jewish concept) or substitutionary sacrifice (neither a biblical nor a Jewish concept).
God Himself perfected her from her conception because He could not enter a tainted vessel... as we all are
tainted with Original Sin.
Francis — It's not «bashing» to make fun of Evangelicals and Fundies who 1) believe that a foolish women listened to a talking snake 6000 years ago and caused all of us to be
dammed with original sin — how silly!
The Gospel can not be rightly understood when we begin our theological / spiritual
formation with Original Sin rather than with the biblical narrative of Original Blessing, our being created in the Image of God with the potential to acquire godlikeness.
Outlines the teaching of the Church in this difficult area and then shows how a correct understanding of Evolution harmonises
perfectly with Original Sin.
A systematic theology that
begins with Original Sin rather than Original Blessing can not be reconciled with the witness of Jesus to God as recorded in the Gospels.
If Original Excuse comes as a package, so to speak,
with Original Sin, he could hardly be naive about expecting mere rhetoric, no matter how brilliant, to uproot the culture of victimhood.
Has not one thing to do
with original sin, by the by.
Either Jesus was born
with original sin and therefore not fully god, or he was not born with original sin and was therefore not fully human.
With Original Sin 2 heading to PS4 this August, the original being on Plus would be a great hype builder.