Can someone please explain to me the justice behind original sin?

Question

I really don't get it. In what way is it fair that an innocent child must bear the sin of people who lived 6000 (+/-) years ago?

Answer 1

Sister, may Allah bless you for asking the question. Ameen.

The Christian brethren in my personal view have misunderstood the concept clearly. It is true that the actions of our ancestors do have a bearing on our own lives. If my great ancestor immigrated to a land that is very good in the long term, I benefit also. If they immigrate to a bad part of the World, I do inherit that action. Similarly the actions of Adam and Eve did cause all of humanity to be displaced and sent to the Earth.

However, the context of original sin where you would go to hell if you do not repent is not just and is not founded on the correct teachings of the Lord Most High, who we Muslims call Allah or THE GOD (from Al or The and ILAH or god, any god).

We are the inheritors of the actions of Adam on one side, but we have been given the ability and the resources to rise above and meet the challenges.

Sometimes a person who works his way up to the highest of positions in the World spans more than a high born person who was born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth. Thus being given a handicap is not necessarily always bad.

Our Prophet, peace and mercy of Allah be always on him and his progeny and good companions, was given many handicaps and yet he overcame them.

He was born in a remote, unknown part of the World where violence and darkness was rampant in every conceivable kind. Yet, from that deep dark night of ignorance of mankind arose the shining Sun of Islam, engulfing many a darkness of different shades until one day all mankind will see the beauty and effulgence of the Beauty, simplicity and grandeur of the belief in ONE GOD and the concept of original sin as understood or created by the Christians will be put to rest.

Original sin is the need of Christianity, of Christ to be the savior. If not, original sin is like the decision of your ancestors to make a wrong choice and immigrate to a bad country. No more no less. We can always move out of the current situation. Allah has given us the resources to do so.

I hope this makes sense!!

Answer 2

I will attempt to give you a brief explanation as best I can. As we know, sin originally came into the world through Adam and Eve. However, God warned them of the consequences if they did not do as He told them to do. Yet they chose to sin against God, and do wrong. It was only just for God to expel them from the Garden of Eden, because they chose to sin, instead of doing as He had told them to do. Therefore, even though we may not understand the matter, sin was passed from them down upon all mankind of the future. However, God also made a way for them, and for all mankind, to escape the eternal penalty of sin (death). That way was the giving of blood sacrifices down through the generations. But we can all be thankful unto Jesus, because He chose to be the eternal sacrifice for all mankind, forevermore. Therefore, we no longer have to give blood sacrifices. And no child or any other person must bear the sins of anyone else; no one's sins except their own. And that is not until they reach the age of accountability; or come to the age when they can know the difference in right and wrong. God is a very fair God; much more that fair; He is merciful. Let us ever be thankful that He is so.

Answer 3

You have to consider that the issue here is not that Adam and Eve sinned and now we have to suffer the consequences. The issue is that Satan challenged God's position as universal sovereign and Adam and Eve essentially followed Satan's lead by deciding they wanted to choose for themselves what is right and wrong and how they should live their lives. God would have been justified in destroying all three, but it wouldn't have solved the issue. Humans obviously cannot rule successfully. In allowing things to go on as they have, God's point is being made, so when he decides enough time has passed to have allowed mankind to try every form of government, thus proving fully that we cannot rule ourselves, he will put an end to it. The issue will have been solved once and for all times and no one will ever be able to dispute God's sovereignty again.

Answer 4

Original sin is a lie...

Read Ezekiel 18.

When you realize this, you understand that the doctrine of "immaculate conception" and infant baptism are both meaningless. No one is born with the guilt of sin. Since everyone is born innocent, there is no need to figure out some way for Jesus to be born without guilt for Adam's sin.

Ezekiel 18:1 A message came to me from the LORD. He said, 2 “You people have a proverb about the land of Israel. What do you mean by it? It says, “‘The parents eat sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’

--> 3 “You will not use that proverb in Israel anymore,” announces the LORD and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive. 4 Everyone belongs to me. Father and son alike belong to me.
--> People will die because of their own sins.

[ God presents a hypothetical family of alternating good and evil fathers to explain this teaching:]

5 “Suppose a godly man does what is fair and right.
...
9 He follows my rules. He is faithful in keeping my laws. He always does what is right. You can be sure he will live,” announces the LORD and King. 10 “But suppose he has a mean son who harms other people. The son commits murder. Or he does some other things that are wrong.
...14 “But suppose that son has a son of his own. And the son sees all of the sins his father commits. He sees them, but he does not do them.
...17 ... He will not die because of his father’s sin. You can be sure he will live. 18 But his father will die because of his own sin. He got rich by cheating others. He robbed his relatives. He also did what was wrong among his people.

--> 19 “But you still ask, ‘Is the son guilty along with his father?’ No! The son did what was fair and right. He was careful to keep all of my rules. So you can be sure he will live.

Read the whole chapter and you will see I have not lifted the passage out of its context. I just skipped sections that elaborate on what they did or did not do.

Answer 5

I know how you feel. For many years I was tormented by the thinking, of how is it fair to me, to have to suffer because Adam and Eve sinned.
Later, I learned, that through God's clever plan, everyone gets a fair chance.
We,(everyone ever since 'the garden') have the opportunity to respond to the message of God's Kingdom. Even those that died without hearing the message (like stillborns, murder victims, accident victims, etc.), will be given their fair chance at the first resurrection. So you see, ( and Satan does not want any to know this), everyone will get a fair chance to live forever.
Cool huh?

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Answer 6

It just happens. For example, if your great great gandfather had a million dollars and he invested it good, you would probably be rich. But if he wasted it and lost all his money, you would be poor. It is not your fault that he lost the money, but you suffer because of it.
Original sin is like that. We suffer the consequences of those before us who sinned. It's not our fault but we suffer anyway.

Answer 7

there is no original sin concept in the bible.... no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of others

peace 2 all

Answer 8

Most churches preach that people are basically bad from birth. I think we're born innocent.

Answer 9

There is none.

We have 3 billion years of reproductive imperative driving us. We will do the ugly beast at almost any cost.

Answer 10

There is none. It's just a way to get more converts. If you can make people feel bad about themselves, it is easier to get them into church.