GCSE RE (Eduqas) - Original Sin 5min recap
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Sin is actions against God's rules, leading to a distancing from God, including lying, murder, stealing, and denying God, with original sin belief from Adam and Eve's story creating inherent urges to sin explained by Saint Augustine's doctrine of original sin. The impact of original sin includes distancing from God, pain, mortality, knowledge of good and evil, expulsion from Eden, and the need to work hard, as detailed in Genesis 3.
Insights
- Saint Augustine's doctrine of original sin posits that all humans inherit sin from Adam and Eve's disobedience, leading to a fundamental separation from God and various consequences like mortality and hard work.
- Original sin, rooted in the story of Adam and Eve, shapes the belief that humanity is born inherently sinful, with a natural inclination towards wrongdoing, causing a perpetual state of distance from God due to disobedience.
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Recent questions
What is sin?
Sin is any action against God's rules, distancing from Him.
What is original sin?
Original sin is the belief that all are born sinful.
Who introduced original sin?
Saint Augustine explained original sin from Adam and Eve.
What are the impacts of original sin?
Original sin leads to distance from God and suffering.
What are examples of sin?
Lying, murder, stealing, and denying God are sins.
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Origins and Effects of Original Sin
- Sin is any action that goes against God's rules, leading to a distancing from God, with examples like lying, murder, stealing, or denying God.
- Original sin is the belief that everyone is born sinful, with an inherent urge to commit sins and disobey God, stemming from the story of Adam and Eve in the book of Genesis.
- Saint Augustine's doctrine of original sin explains that Adam and Eve's deliberate disobedience caused the creation of original sin, inherited by all humans as descendants of Adam and Eve.
- The impact of original sin includes humans being distanced from God, experiencing pain, mortality, the knowledge of good and evil, expulsion from Eden, and the need to work hard, all detailed in Genesis 3.
