Do Christians believe humans are naturally evil but can do good or naturally good but can sin?

Question

kind of a 'glass is half empty or half full' hypothetical

i dont believe God would create something that is naturally evil, as evil cannot reside in a place of love (heaven)

Answer 1

U quack me up. Sorry, you're too complex for me. The best I can do is say **** Christians, but that would put the glass at half empty, so I'm screwed either way.

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by "naturally". Most Christians believe that after the fall of man (when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden), every human from that point on was born with an evil or sinful nature. Humans have the capacity to do both good and evil because God gave them free will. It is up to them how they will live their lives.

That's not how God intended for humans to be "naturally", but our own decisions changed our natures. That's what I've been taught and believe as a Christian.

Answer 3

NO. particular all of us have a sin nature while we are born, yet till we attain an age the place we comprehend top from incorrect and can comprehend the Gospel message, we are actually not held to blame. This age is bigoted and is no longer of course defined. that's greater approximately psychological ability than years alive. So somebody with the psychological purposes of a 2 300 and sixty 5 days old would stay to 40, yet by no ability incredibly attain an age of accountability. human beings that by no ability have the psychological purposes and are by no ability given of venture to decide on will take delivery of that possibility while devil is loosed lower back for a era after the Rature (yet in the past the Millienial Kingdom is desperate up)... IMO.

Answer 4

We are ALL imperfect because we ALL sin, but if we accept that Jesus (God in the flesh) was sent as a sacrifice for our sins we see just how sinful we are and we will long to pursue good in our lives. Of course we can still pursue good without belief of Jesus, but this will not give us the eternal life that belief in Jesus offers.

In answer to your Q; humans are naturally sinful (not so much evil), with the potential to be good and carry out good works. You may hear some people saying that the good within a person is the Holy Spirit at work within them..

Answer 5

Christians as a Sept of Judaism believe that Humankind is both as Eve and ADAM ate from the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil. And now have to make the choice between both paths and accept the consequences of their actions.

Answer 6

The first. The heart is naturally evil. Imagine a city with no police. Imagine a school with no rules. Nice picture, by the way.

Answer 7

There are varying perspectives, but from what I've gathered most Christians believe that all humans are born "stained" with original sin and are thus evil until saved by the god who damned them for things they didn't do.

Answer 8

Orthodox Christianity states that humans were created good, but fell from grace by choosing to sin, and are now naturally sinful and can only choose goodness by the grace of Christ. In other words, both of your postulates are true!

Answer 9

God created people naturally good, but their human nature has been wounded by sin, so now they have a tendency to do things they shouldn't.

Answer 10

They believe we are born in state of sin. In other words, guilty for the acts of our ancestors. Impure and therefore evil.

Personally I think that is rather silly. Maybe that is one of the reasons I abandoned Christianity so long ago.

Sorry but I am not clever enough to understand the rest of your question. I never finished Grade 2.