The topic of original sin has been around a long time. There are many question in many deferent answers as to what is original sin and does it effect all human kind, are we all responsible for Adam's sin. Or could it be that Adam sin brought a curse on all mankind that we are now responsible for.
Before we discuss this I like to list here you use of other people from the past. Justin Martyr believed that Adam's sin placed the entire human race under a curse he believed that Adam sin basically set up all of Adam's descendants to be morally corrupt.
Irenadus, believed that Adam was a moral and spiritual and intellectual child prior to his Senate and was underdeveloped as to his perfection. He believed that all mankind sins find their source in Adam's sin of disobedience to God.
Augustine, however regarded even if it's guilty of original sin he also believed that this guilt in the offense is remitted through (infant) baptism.
Tom Aquinas, he believes that the human nature of sin is transported from parent to child and believes that all human beings are guilty of Adam sin and they derive that from their nature and from that single act.
Martin Luther believed that the image of God was totally lost upon Adam sin and men now possesses a corrupt nature and that man now born from Adam seed are guilty of the same sin. He believes that man is totally corrupted he also believes that human beings now no longer exist in God's image but rather an image of the devil.
John Calvin believes that because of Adam's sin we are deprived of any standards or any righteousness in any part of our soul. Calvin believes that sin has impaired the will to do good.
Rauschenbusch, believes that the original sin was not only inherited by biological promulgation but also by social assimilation.
Karl Barth, believes that the original sin is reenacted in each one of us. He also believes that Jesus is the true and original Adam and he believes that the Adam of Genesis was a negative side and the work of Christ is a positive side he also believes that the will of the sinner is in bondage and the mind has been destroyed by sin John Dagg, believes it because of Adam all the human race is totally deprived of any righteousness. He does believe however that God's love still can't emanate from man's heart and does.
James Boyce, believed that God had entered into a covenant of works with Adam and that Adam violated that covenant, representing the human race. And of course the violation of that covenant has brought all humanity to the sentence of eternal death.
E. Mullins, believes exactly the opposite of Boyce and he states that no biblical evidence exist to support the notion that Adam was ahead of the human race and that the covenant of works existed between God and Adam.
Dale Moody, believes that Adam sin broke the relationship between God and humans. He states that ungodliness his ignorance of God and a result thereof sent. Moody rejects Augustine's position of the original sin in the suggestion of the admitted guilt. He did however believe that the tendencies toward sinful behavior are biologically inherited.
Of course I have not quoted scripture in this post and have not taken sides. What do you think on the subject of original sin?
