One thought:
**Romans 5:12 says: "... through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned"(ASV)(Genesis 2:16+17/ Genesis 3:17-19)
**Ezekiel 18:4 says: "...the soul that sinneth, it shall die"(KJB)(Psalm 146:4/Ecclesiastes 9:5+10)
**So, sin (disobedience to God), passed on from our first parents, causes our souls to die . (James 1:14+15)
To 'sin' means literally to 'miss', as in 'missing the mark' or 'not reaching a goal'...falling short of perfection. A 'sin' is anything that is out of harmony with God's personality and standards, and mars our relationship with our creator. Imperfection was passed to us from Adam, and as a consequence, for now, we die.
But this will not always be the case (John 3:16).
Answer:
The term "original sin" isn't in The Bible... which means the term originates with man.
Since the Dragon ["...that old Serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world..." - Rev.12:9] introduced man to sin's destructive nature in the Garden of Eden [Gen.3] -- sin has lost its "originality."
"...Sin is the transgression of the law." (I John 3:4)... and transgressing the law is man's nature. The Dragon merely brought it to the surface from within the first two innocent, inexperienced humans, that fateful day. Man's rebellious nature was awakened... and his children ran with it.
Ask the two-year old who curtly shouts "NO" to his mother and father's command. As the Lord told Cain:
"...sin lieth at the door..." (Gen.4:7). And that door easily swings open wide when man's nature is addressed.
"Because the carnal mind [the natural human mind] is enmity [hostile] against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." (Rom.8:7)
What [not-so-original] sin does to us is declared in the answer above. It ends in death. And, subsequently, the collective of all the "sinning" souls on earth has created for itself the wicked, dying world in which we all live.
Additional Answer:
The idea of 'Original Sin' is not found in Judaism. The doctrine was begun by Ireneaus in the 2nd Century AD and fully developed by the RC Church. The foundational ideas come from Paul's writings in Romans 5:12-21; 1 Corinthians 15:22. It basically states that humanity is in a state of sin since the deliberate sin of Adam and the fall of man.
The RCC teaches that all are born in a state of sin. However, if that is the case, then Christ the man, was too. Obviously this is not the case. Yes, sin entered the world in the Garden as Paul noted in Romans 5:12, but mankind has free will and chooses to do right or wrong - though we are told 'all have sinned and fallen short' - except Jesus Christ, the Savior of all mankind.
Catholic AnswerOriginal sin is the absence of supernatural life and the preternatural gifts which with God created human beings in the first place. Adam's sin was personal to himself and he lost original justice. So he had no original justice to pass on to his progeny, thus every single human being is born missing this and that is called original sin. So it doesn't do something, it is the absence of something. Our appetites are disordered and we are no longer inclined towards the Good. Without baptism, which restores supernatural life (although NOT the preternatural gifts) we have no life in us. Thus you could say that original sin deprives your soul of original justice, and of supernatural life.Roman Catholics believe in the concept of purgatory, a place where souls are purified before entering heaven. They also believe in the doctrine of original sin, which states that all humans inherit sin from Adam and Eve. On the other hand, Orthodox Christians do not believe in purgatory and have a different understanding of original sin, viewing it more as a tendency towards sin rather than an inherited guilt.
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