Comments on: The mechanics of transmitting original sin

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:22:58 +0000

Yes. Also, comparing them to others (to their face) would be bad, bad. Consumerism would also be damaging.

By: Wifey

Wifey — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:31:26 +0000

And the way to teach our children not to be jealous or grasping? Mostly by modeling it ourselves in a lifestyle of giving and service.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:24:47 +0000

Yes, there are both aspects to original sin. The genetic deterioration take on it is my own, though it certainly isn’t original. My experience with the way the doctrine of original sin is explained and taught is that it is just completely ASSUMED and the mechanics of it are never dealt with. On one hand, there is nothing (short of dying with Christ) that allows us to transcend it. On the other hand, I do believe some of it’s effects (the nurture part as you put it) CAN effectively be mitigated, to some degree! What would this look like? Probably teaching our children not to be jealous and “grasping”.

By: Wifey

Wifey — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:29:18 +0000

The old nature/nurture discussion comes into play yet again. The nurture part is easy to spot. The nature a little harder. Sin in our genes? Tough to explain. Kudos to Allison for tackling it.