{"id":119047,"date":"2026-08-24T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=119047"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:40:19","slug":"original-sin-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/es\/original-sin-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Was the Original Sin a Lie All Along?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:55.859375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:56.34765625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of those questions that makes people instantly uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It questions everything we were raised to believe, so we need to approach it carefully and with an open mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original sin stands for the idea that every human being is born fundamentally corrupted, <strong>inheriting guilt<\/strong> from Adam and Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has shaped Western Christianity, influencing art, law, psychology, politics&hellip;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But is it <strong>actually in the Bible<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The Old Testament<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119095\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"original sin\" class=\"wp-image-119095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-2048x1143.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-960x536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-1080x603.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-170x95.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20572'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='572'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"original sin\" class=\"wp-image-119095 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-scaled.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-1024x572.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-2048x1143.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-960x536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-1080x603.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/adam-eve-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-2-170x95.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scripturecentral.org\/evidence\/bitterness-and-sweetness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; scripturecentral<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you look for the doctrine of original sin in the Old Testament, you won&rsquo;t find it the way St. Augustine defined it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesis describes the mistake of Adam and Eve and the consequences that followed: shame, banishment from Eden, and the introduction of hard work, pain, and mortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What the Hebrew text never says is that every person born from that moment on carries the burden of this particular sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hebrew concept of sin in the Old Testament is generally <strong>individual and communal<\/strong>, and not something that&rsquo;s inherited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each generation answers for its <strong>own choices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This idea that every human being is inherently corrupt since birth, before they&rsquo;d had a chance to make a single decision, isn&rsquo;t native to the Bible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Jesus Never Spoke of the Original Sin<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-105047\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201080'%3E%3Crect%20width='1920'%20height='1080'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105047 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In none of the four Gospels did Jesus explicitly teach the doctrine of original sin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He talked extensively about <strong>sin, repentance, forgiveness<\/strong>, and the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told people their sins were forgiven and told them to go on and sin no more. He described human beings as lost sheep worth finding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But He never described humanity as fundamentally corrupted from birth, carrying inherited guilt from Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jesus of the Gospels consistently addressed people as <strong>morally responsible<\/strong> agents capable of choosing better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s clear that He didn&rsquo;t think we were all condemned before even taking our first breath.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He demanded moral accountability, and we can only be held accountable for things that are <strong>in our control<\/strong>. An inherited original sin simply isn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. St. Paul&rsquo;s <em>Letter to the Romans<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119093\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20577'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='577'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119093 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-1024x577.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustine-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/ea\/Saint_Augustine_by_Philippe_de_Champaigne.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=index&amp;utm_content=original\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Wikipedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea of original sin is traced to St. Paul&rsquo;s Letter to the Romans, specifically the fifth chapter (Romans 5:12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There, St. Paul discusses Adam&rsquo;s mistake and its relationship with our sinfulness and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But here&rsquo;s the part that&rsquo;s usually left out: <strong>St. Augustine<\/strong>, who created the <strong>doctrine<\/strong>, read the Latin translation of the Letter to the Romans, not the original Greek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Greek phrase <em>eph&rsquo; h&#333;&nbsp;<\/em>is translated as &ldquo;because.&rdquo; This would mean that we all went on to sin because of what Adam and Eve did, and humanity was punished with a life of sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Latin, it&rsquo;s translated as &ldquo;in whom,&rdquo; meaning that we&rsquo;ve all sinned in Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To clarify, the first means that we all sin separately due to <strong>our own choices<\/strong>, while the latter says that the original sin of Adam belongs to all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That single preposition changed the entire meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The Roman Empire and Its Gods<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-115299\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115299 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeus-jupiter-greek-roman-myth-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/es\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all know that Christianity was adopted and <em>adapted<\/em> by the Romans, who went on to create the Western Church and spread it all over their Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, long before Christianity, the Romans had a rich tradition of <strong>powerful and demanding<\/strong> deities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roman religious sensibility was shaped by the idea that the divine was to be feared and managed through sacrifices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a contrast to all of this came <strong>Jesucristo<\/strong>, a gentle teacher, who healed people, forgave sins, and ate with outcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told people that God was like a <strong>loving father<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, even if the Romans accepted Christianity, this message was truly hard to integrate into the beliefs they had lived with for millennia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s assumed that they reached for a sterner idea, like a cosmic sin that weighs down on born and unborn humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some historians argue that the doctrine of original sin fits Roman<strong> religious sensibility<\/strong> far better than it fits Christ and his disciples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. St. Anselm<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119094\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='675'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119094 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anselm-original-sin-christianity-doctrine-3-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/es\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 11th and 12th centuries, St. Anselm developed the <strong>substitutionary atonement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His argument was constructed like a legal discussion: Adam&rsquo;s sin had offended God&rsquo;s infinite honor, and because the <strong>offense was infinite<\/strong>, no finite human act of repentance could satisfy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essentially, no amount of goodness, prayer, or effort could possibly clear this debt because it&rsquo;s beyond human power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only someone who was both fully human and fully divine could atone for it, and that&rsquo;s how St. Anselm explained the incarnation and <strong>crucifixion of Jesus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God had to come down and pay the debt himself because we literally couldn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This argument has satisfied most people for a long time now, but we must remember that it rests completely on <strong>St. Augustine<\/strong>&lsquo;s doctrine of original sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we already know that was based on an error in translation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. The Nature of God<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117912\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117912 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christian-pray-trinity-believe-6-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/es\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have to ask ourselves what kind of God this doctrine describes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If human beings are born inherently corrupted, carrying guilt for a choice made before they existed, then didn&rsquo;t God himself create something defective?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can a <strong>defective creation<\/strong> be held responsible for its defectiveness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many theologians find this image of God <strong>morally troubling<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The doctrine of original sin doesn&rsquo;t present God as a loving creator, but as something entirely different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when we focus on individual sin, made through the <strong>exercise of free will<\/strong>, everything comes into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God created us to have real moral agency, so our failures are our own, just like Adam&rsquo;s are his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. What This Means for Believers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-116215\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116215 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/praying-god-believer-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/search\/drinking%20alcohol\/?orientation=landscape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of this denies the <strong>existence of sin<\/strong>. We have a tendency toward selfishness, greed, and destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any religious system acknowledges this because it can&rsquo;t be denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question is whether you were born broken or you were born free and made your own bad choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many believers today, the distinction matters a lot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being told from birth that you are inherently corrupt has caused documented <strong>harm in communities<\/strong> across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original sin is a doctrine worth revisiting. We should look at it factually, rather than cling to what&rsquo;s familiar just because it&rsquo;s easier.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of those questions that makes people instantly uncomfortable. 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