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Original sin is, according to a doctrine proposed in Christian theology, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from somet...
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Augustine of Hippo (pronounced /ˈɔːɡəstiːn/ or /ɒˈɡʌstɨn/ ) (Latin: ;) (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius, also known as St. Augustine or St. Austin , was...
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From the earliest times the latter sense of the word was more common, as may be seen by St. Augustine's statement: "the deliberate sin of the first man is the cause of original sin" (De nupt. et concup., II, xxvi, 43). It is the hereditary stain that is dealt with here.
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Augustine developed his idea of original sin for several reasons: ... Augustine saw original sin as working in two ways: ... Augustine was certain that the consequence of original sin was damnation. This even applied to people who hadn't committed any sins, like newborn babies, if they died before their souls were cleaned...
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What was the core issue between Augustine and Pelagius? The heart of the debate centered on the doctrine of original sin, particularly with respect to the question of the extent to which the will of fallen man is "free." Adolph Harnack said:
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He therefore implied that sex per se is sin. On this very point Augustine's doctrine of original sin has been attacked by many Christians. Perhaps he was still too much influenced by his early Manichwan training. In the light of Divine Principle he missed an important aspect of God's plan.
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Is it true, as I have been told, that the Orthodox Church does not celebrate Augustine of Hippo as a Saint and has no doctrine of original sin. Surely human sufficience is at the root of secularism.
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Concerning whether or not the Orthodox Church regards Augustine as a saint, ... Everyone is born guilty of the original sin. Second, so corrupted is the 'damned mass' of the human race that its members no longer have the power to avoid sin. … Thus, without true freedom to act, third, all are utterly dependent on the...
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But if the need to recover Augustine's doctrine of original sin remains as acute as ever, so too does the problem of how to do so without locking his insights within fifth-century biology or late Roman sexual attitudes.
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