Original Sin? How can you look at an innocent baby and call it a sinner?

Question

I just don't get this? Every one is born with Original Sin? I could never look at a child or baby and call it evil.
How does this work? Please explain.

Answer 1

I know, its not easy. try this. You place your eyes directly on the baby, then say "you evil baby" then turn aside.

Not really. Baby's are not sinners. read this: "but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." mat. 19:14

Jesus means that we must be pure and Innocent as children to enter into the kingdom of God. We know sin cannot inherit heaven so it would be strange to say children have sin.

Answer 2

Although the baby hasnt made the choice of sin yet, it hasnt gotten the chance to. Were not Hitler, Mussolini, abortion mothers, neo-nazis, and John Kerry once a cute seemingly innocent baby?

People in Gods eyes are not defined necessarily by the present state of righteousness but their ability to follow God being an adult. This is how God could order the destruction of infant life of evil nations in the OT. It is a sad fact, but he did. God knows our lives from beginning to end and knows justice above what we do. Like it or not we all sinned in Adam and are sinners in a sense from birth. I however dont fully buy all the beliefs that spawn from "original sin" such as infant baptism. They make no sense from a Scriptural perspective.

Answer 3

All of us are born into a sinful world. It doesn't mean the child has sinned. The only time you sin is when you know right from wrong and you chose to do wrong. Babies do not sin.

Answer 4

The nature of Adam's sin resuted in all of mankind becoming enslaved to Satan.

The offspring of slaves automatically belongs to the slave holder, so anyone who is born is born spiritually encumbered by Satan, on account of Adam's sin.

Personal guilt, age, or maturity has nothing to do with it.

If this lingering effect of "original sin" is not remedied by baptism into the church prior to death, than Satan still has a claim, and there's little chance of redemption and/or heaven.

I say little chance because, like most people, I don't expect God to simply accept the situation.

I expect him to do something. I just don't have much divine guidance as to what.

Answer 5

Original sin is different in kind than the sins committed by a conscious agent, it's called sin only analogously. Original sin is the fallen state that is our separation from God, a separation restored by baptism in Christ.

Answer 6

.we are all born in sin,as we grow,we are given a chance to change our lives for the better...because a child is born it dose not make it a sinner,as you well know,adults tend to place labels on people that do not belong.

Answer 7

All babies are born atheists. The unlucky ones get subjected to brainwashing as they grow up. Sin is a concept that was invented in an attempt to control people.

Answer 8

A BABY IS AS PURE AS IT GETS,,, BUT YES WE ARE BORN IN SIN,,,, BUT WE ARE ONLY HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT WE KNOW,,, SO AFTER WE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG ,,AND WHAT IS SIN ,,,,THEN WE BECOME ACCOUNTABLE,,,,,GOOD LUCK

Answer 9

"The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him." (Ezekiel 18:20)