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Original sin is one, actual sin is manifold. Actual sin may be interior, such as a particular conscious doubt or evil design in the mind, or a particular conscious lust or desire in the heart; but they may also be exterior, such as deceit, theft, adultery, murder, and so on.
According to this doctrine everyone is born with ‘original sin’ and therefore everyone needs to be redeemed by the sacrificial and atoning death of Christ. But what exactly is ‘original sin’ and in what does redemption, or liberation, from ‘original sin’ consist?
Christopher W. Morgan defines sin as “any disobedience to God’s law. There is a key distinction between original sin and actual sin. Original sin is the result of the primal sin of Adam and Eve for humans. Actual sins are the acts of sin humans commit.”105 The Bible has many words to describe sin.
26 Αυγ 2020 · This writing attempts to explore the concept of original sin in Christian theology, which believes that every human inherits a spiritual flaw from the fall of Adam and Eve.
According to this doctrine everyone is born with ‘original sin’ and therefore everyone needs to be redeemed by the sacrificial and atoning death of Christ. But what exactly is ‘original sin’ and in what does redemption, or liberation, from ‘original sin’ consist?
capable of choosing to go against the goodness for which we were created. This is called “actual sin.” In describing and understanding actual sin, three aspects must be considered: 1. The intention—the purpose, the end in view. This formal element gives meaning to the action. 2. The means used—the kind of action this is.
Actual sins differ from original sin in that they are specific acts committed by an individual, while original sin is an inherited condition affecting all humanity. Actual sins emphasize personal accountability because they arise from conscious choices and actions rather than a collective state.
