April 27 – Every person. Romans 3:23; “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”.
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God has told us throughout scripture man’s heart is deceitful and desperately wicked. So even though that little toddler in the house looks really cute, beware because behind the cuteness lies a wealth of selfishness! They want you to themselves, and in their minds they’re the only one who is worthy of the blocks and dolls in the toy box. Just imagine how convoluted our hearts become with age. This is why it’s so important to always follow God by studying His word and have our minds stayed upon Him.
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“In contrast to the doctrines of free agency and personal accountability for sin, modern Christendom has the false doctrine of original sin. Although the scriptures abundantly show “that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression: (Second Article of Faith; Articles of Faith, pp. 57-73), the common view is that all men are tainted with sin and denied blessings because of Adam’s fall.” Mormon Doctrine, p. 550.
We’ve had a couple of commenters come on and say that original sin is a Catholic doctrine. It’s not, of course, it is a Bible doctrine.
They would never say, but I assume they were Mormons or Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Hi there Sage!
I would imagine they’re Mormon. It’s a rare day if a JW comes to our site.
And of course you’re correct by saying this isn’t a Catholic doctrine! Original sin is one of the most difficult things for Mormons to accept.
I know I was SHOCKED to find out I had a sin nature when I got saved. No one had ever told me this before and it never crossed my mind that it was born and bred into me…sigh…
This is the main reason Mormons are always filled with shame and trying to gain that always out of reach forgiveness. They’re told that when/if they commit the same sin twice then all their past sins return to them.
This is SO HERETICAL!!!
It’s another reason why they can’t accept Jesus died on the cross for them and as our Lord stated in John 19:30 – ‘It is finished!’ They’ve even gone so far as to ‘preach’ on that one scripture and say this is grossly misinterpreted by all Christians.
They believe EVERYONE is born perfect and can’t be held accountable for sin until the age of 8. this of course would contradict their pre-existence theory that blacks had sinned before being born and their skin color is a sign of their negligence.
Oh what a tangled web we weave…
Michelle