Inherited Sin

The doctrine of inherited sin has its roots in Roman Catholicism.  It came to be a dogma around the 5th century.  It teaches us that we are born with a sinful nature and consequently under the wrath of God.  This the doctrine in which they use to promote infant baptism.  We hope to show you that this doctrine is false.  In Eze. 18:20 “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.”  Here we plainly see that the father’s transgression does not transfer to his descendants. We are all accountable for our own sins. If all babies were infected with sin wouldn’t that make Jesus a sinner as well because he was born of a woman?  The answer obviously is no. Eze. 28:15 “Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”  Notice that his perfection was broken by his own iniquity. When he made a conscientious decision to go against a known law he became a transgressor.  In Romans it says, “Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression.”  A child which knows neither good or bad and has not been presented with right and wrong cannot be charged with sin.

 

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