Greg Anderson

truthseeker #’s 304, 339, & 391

I too had for many years believed in the doctrine of “inherited sin-nature” from Adam as being true without question.

The doctrine of original sin is one of the cornerstones of Catholicism, Lutheranism and Calvinism.

I no longer believe this doctrine because I fail to see how it can be legitimately supported by the Biblical record in context.

I believe that the doctrine of orginal sin is largely a product of Greek dualism advanced by Augustine and other post Constantine fathers.

Hellenistic Christianity views humankind as sharply demarcated components of body, soul, and spirit, whereas the ancient Hebrews had no such baggage, and saw humans as INTEGRAL units of body soul and spirit with no lines of demarcation.

I realize that this thread is not really a forum for this comment, but on the other hand I feel that this issue (original sin) is very germane to the topic of whether or not all women through Eve should be punished for her part in the Fall of the world.