We do not confess original sin.
The state of Original Sin surrounds and affects every human being in the world. We do not inherit Original Sin by blood nor are we guilty of it.
The Catholic Church talks about the Fall in this way:
The account of the fall in Genesis chapter 3 uses figurative language, but affirms a primeval event, a deed that took place at the beginning of the history of man. Revelation gives us the certainty of faith that the whole of human history is marked by the original fault freely committed by our first parents.
If we assume that the theory evolution is true, the scenario might happen like this. A manlike being is slowly evolving. At some point God gives these beings a soul
These human beings lived in complete “original” holiness. They loved God with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their mind. They loved their neighbors as much as they loved themselves.
Then the first human beings disobeyed God, choosing to follow their own will rather than God's will. This was the Original Sin.
Consequently, they lost the grace of original holiness and sin became universally present in the world.
Besides the personal sin of the first human beings, original sin describes the fallen state of human nature, which affects every person born into the world, and from which Christ, the "new Adam," came to redeem us.
With love in Christ.
2006-11-19 17:16:33
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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I'm assuming you're referring to what took place in the garden of Eden. I'm also assuming that you are asking why some people insist that they are paying for the sin that took place in the garden of Eden. In others if Adam and Eve did sinning, why did anyone else have to pay?
Well, the answer is this:
Christians (and possibly Jews also) accept this illogical explanation for why the world is so f'd up for two reasons:
They'd rather believe in a happy ever afterlife than deal with what's going on right now.
They do not research (or have the resources to do so) origins of the biblical creation story involving original sin.
The link I've provided is a good source of info regarding biblical origins. The author does not claim to be an expert and is honestly trying to figure things out without having his own opinion color the situation.
2006-11-18 03:04:30
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answer #2
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answered by miss_ursie_la 3
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the piont is if every child is innocent,
why are they condemed by original sin.
why was jesus hung on the cross like a trofy of thier sins?
may i add,
they say that jesus took the rap for crimes of man.
so that would meen all loving god was going to kill us all,
and jesus defied him,
or so called god is just a cruel bastard play a game
and judas they focked him over big time.
2006-11-18 02:59:14
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answer #3
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answered by MASQUE 3
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Jesus died on the cross to pay the prise for our sins, not to get rid of it
2006-11-18 02:52:14
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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The orignal sin is in the Bible, read Genesis 3
2006-11-18 02:47:18
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answer #5
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answered by spanky 6
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there is no such thing as "original sin"
"Sin" is "Sin" u know breaking the law that's sin.
breaking the comandments that's sin
Understand!
2006-11-18 02:55:33
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answered by lokotz 2
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Original sin is the term we use to describe mankind’s first transgression – Adam’s fall. It is also the term we use to describe the consequences or effects of that fall. For Adam, original sin was a personal, actual sin. For us, it’s an impersonal sin, not an actual sin. But here we distinguish; we do not separate, because it’s all of a piece. There is a bond that unites sin in all its forms.
When teachers discuss the mystery of original sin, they often use the metaphor of a “stain on the soul”. But that’s only a metaphor. Sin isn’t essentially a stain; it isn’t a spiritual substance. It isn’t a thing at all. It is, rather, the lack of something, the absence of something, namely sanctifying grace. The indwelling life of the Trinity was evacuated from human nature by Adam’s sin. That’s what original sin is. We have to get at it by explaining what it isn’t. It’s the absence of something necessary for human beings to reach their divinely appointed end. The absence of sanctifying grace certainly does plunge us into darkness and blindness and death.
But it’s critically important for us to recognize that original sin is not something that’s transmitted biologically or psychologically. Yet at the same time we can speak of original sin as being something hereditary. Pope Pius XI wrote that “Original sin is the hereditary but impersonal fault of Adam’s descendants.”
Even that word choice - fault – might lead you to believe that original sin is something that renders us guilty. But it isn’t. Think of fault here in the sense of the San Andreas Fault, the fracture in the earth’s crust that renders California vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. It isn’t my fault, but it’s like a fault line that runs my soul and inclines me to be separate from God.
Original sin is the hereditary but impersonal fault of Adam’s descendants: One man’s trespass led to condemnation for all men…By one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, who have sinned in him. (Rom 5:18-19)
The mystery, of course, is how we sinned in Adam. We sinned in Adam, in a sense, because there is a mystical solidarity we share with him, based upon two realities: biologically, we’re his descendants; and theologically, he’s our covenant head. As our father, he is our representative in making the covenant with God. Since he broke the covenant, we, his progeny, inherit the consequences. Consider an analogy from human relations: If I mismanaged my business affairs and ended by declaring bankruptcy before passing my estate to my sons and daughter, my creditors could pursue my children, now rendered debtors through our family bond.
In effect, original sin means the loss of sanctifying grace and, therefore, the loss of eternal life. The soul is immortal, and people in hell will live everlastingly, though miserably. Eternal life is more than everlasting. It is God’s life, divine life. God alone is eternal because He utterly transcends time. So when we speak of eternal life, we are talking about sharing in the very being and communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And that is what humanity lost through original sin.
Original sin is hereditary but impersonal. It is contracted, not committed; and we contract original sin without consent. That is why God can remove original sin without personal consent, as He does with newborn babies on their baptismal day.
The same thing can be said for actual sin. Actual sin can only be committed through informed consent. And so it can only be removed through informed consent. That’s why we need confession.
2006-11-18 02:59:20
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answer #7
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answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4
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i dont really get your question, but i'll try to answer it anyway.
jesus paid the ultimate price for our sins because he loved us, and his payment is the only way that will get us into heaven (if we allow ourselves to accept jesus' payment).
2006-11-18 02:48:39
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answer #8
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answered by mighty_power7 7
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no one absolutely no one will pay for your sins all must go to heaven aaccording to his/her own deeds and all must go to hell according to his/her own deeds
2006-11-18 02:59:42
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answered by zain86us 2
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I really cant understand your grammar.
2006-11-18 02:47:46
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answered by Daniel M 2
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