Original sin
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| - | According to Christian theology, '''original sin''' (also called '''ancestral sin''', '''[[hereditary]] sin''', '''[[birth]] sin''', or '''person sin''') is the fallen state of humanity. | + | According to Christian theology, '''original sin''' (also called '''ancestral sin''', '''[[hereditary]] sin''', '''[[birth]] sin''', or '''person sin''') is the [[fallen]] state of [[humanity]]. Western Christian tradition regards it as the general condition of [[sin]]fulness ([[lack]] of holiness) into which human beings are born. In the history of Christian dogma this condition has been characterized as something as insignificant as a slight deficiency to something as drastic as [[total depravity]]. Eastern Christian Tradition identifies Original Sin as physical and spiritual mortality, which in turn leads people to commit [[actual sin|actual sins]]. |
| - | Western Christian tradition regards it as the general condition of [[sin]]fulness (lack of holiness) into which human beings are born. In the history of Christian dogma this condition has been characterized as something as insignificant as a slight deficiency to something as drastic as [[total depravity]]. Eastern Christian Tradition identifies Original Sin as physical and spiritual mortality, which in turn leads people to commit [[actual sin|actual sins]]. | + | |
| Used with the definite article ("the original sin"), it refers to the first sin, committed when [[Adam]] and [[Eve (Bible)|Eve]] succumbed to the serpent's temptation, commonly known as "[[The Fall of Man|the Fall]]".{{GFDL}} | Used with the definite article ("the original sin"), it refers to the first sin, committed when [[Adam]] and [[Eve (Bible)|Eve]] succumbed to the serpent's temptation, commonly known as "[[The Fall of Man|the Fall]]".{{GFDL}} | ||
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According to Christian theology, original sin (also called ancestral sin, hereditary sin, birth sin, or person sin) is the fallen state of humanity. Western Christian tradition regards it as the general condition of sinfulness (lack of holiness) into which human beings are born. In the history of Christian dogma this condition has been characterized as something as insignificant as a slight deficiency to something as drastic as total depravity. Eastern Christian Tradition identifies Original Sin as physical and spiritual mortality, which in turn leads people to commit actual sins.
Used with the definite article ("the original sin"), it refers to the first sin, committed when Adam and Eve succumbed to the serpent's temptation, commonly known as "the Fall".
