Religious Glossary - common terms used related to Religion
Original Sin - Original sin is the doctrine, shared
in one form or another by most Christian churches, that the
sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (called "the Fall"),
changed or damaged human nature, such that all human beings
since then are innately predisposed to sin, and are powerless
to overcome this predisposition without divine intervention.
(wikipedia)
"Fallen man's natural sinfulness, the hereditary depravity
and corruption of human nature because of Adam's fall." 1
That is, Adam and Eve's transgression when they ate of the
forbidden fruit opened a gulf between God and humanity. Pollution
from that sin has been inherited by all of Adam and Eve's
descendents to the present day. (religious
tolerance)
Term for the sin committed by Adam and Eve when they ate
the apple from the Tree of Knowledge. Traditions about this
sin vary in Christianity, Judaism and Islam and between different
sects within the faiths.
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