404. How did the sin of Adam become the sin of all his descendants? the whole human race is in Adam “as one body of one man”. By this “unity of the human race” all men are implicated in Adam’s sin, as all are implicated in Christ’s justice. Still, the transmission of original sin is a mystery that we cannot fully understand. But we do know by Revelation that Adam had received original holiness and justice not for himself alone, but for all human nature. By yielding to the tempter, Adam and Eve committed a personal sin, but this sin affected the human nature that they would then transmit in a fallen state. It is a sin which will be transmitted by propagation to all mankind, that is, by the transmission of a human nature deprived of original holiness and justice. and that is why original sin is called “sin” only in an analogical sense: it is a sin “contracted” and not “committed” – a state and not an act.
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43. What does it mean to believe in only one God?
374. How is a moral conscience formed to be upright and truthful?
414. How is human solidarity manifested?
428. Are all called to Christian holiness?
529. How does one reach purity of heart?
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What are 5 important lessons about wisdom found in Baruch 3:9-12?
Justification by Faith: What Does the Bible Say? (Romans 1:17)
What does it mean to submit to God’s discipline, according to Hebrews 12:5-11?
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
What is the importance of persevering in the faith, according to 2 John 1:8?
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