Importance of Original Sin

Sorry but until after eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil there was no way Adam could know that he should obey the God character in the story over the Eve character or the Serpent.And in addition, what you quoted also supports the absurdity of Original Sin as marketed in many of today's chapters of Club Christian.Genesis 3 is very specific about what the punishment was for disobedience and there is no mention of any immediate death, of any spiritual separation, of any spiritual death, of any condemnation other than the specific ones listed in the story.

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14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

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18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

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19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
  —Genesis 3

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There is simply no good Biblical support for Original sin but it is a great marketing tool for the Christian Snake Oil salesmen.

No, I'm actually posting what t6he Bible says and in context, not quote mining for profit.

Not at all. It seems that much of Christianity today is just a profitable way to move money from the pockets of folk like you to the preachers, pastors and bishops that start all the new chapters of Club Christian, and the marketing tool of "Original Sin", "being Born Again", "getting Saved" are the products that the Snake Oil Salesmen peddle.It's a very profitable business with marvelous tax advantages, lots of legal protection and absolutely no product liability.That is the importance of "Original Sin" in Christianity today. It's a classic FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) product. Other than being yet another way to maintain the flow of gold coming in to the chapter Treasury and as a tool to keep the members in line, "Original Sin" is of absolutely no importance.

Yes, people can behave poorly and people can behave well, but that is not "Original Sin"; it is what they do, not some inherited sin. Enough of this OLD Sin, let's have some NEW Sin.And have you never listened to "Christian Radio" or watched a Televangelist? It is simply one advertisement after another, selling everything and anything including worthless stuff like "Original Sin", "are you Born Again?" and "Have you been Saved?".

It's comforting to be able to say that it's "sin nature" or "original sin" instead of having to say "it's my fault" isn't it,.

Again, looks like just more justification for behaving badly and that is one reason Christianity has been so successful.It's easy finding excuses for not doing what is right, isn't it?

Not quite.I have absolutely no idea what "Original Discernment" would even mean.We all have the capability of knowing right from wrong, just as we all have the capability of walking or thinking or talking, but it is a capability that must be used, practiced, learned to be useful.If someone refuses to learn to walk, learn to talk, learn how to think then yes, they are responsible for the outcome.

Yes, I know that your opinion is "No."Yet you also claim "entitlement".Had your wealth and land and culture and language and traditions and beliefs been stolen from you by force would you not want and deserve compensation?

Did they benefit from the acts?

It's fun making up stories to justify your behavior, isn't it?And that in a nutshell is the importance of "Original Sin". It is a handy justification for mankind not doing what it should do.Edited by jar, : No reason given.

It's fun finding ways to justify your behavior, isn't it?And that in a nutshell is the importance of "Original Sin". It is a handy justification for mankind not doing what it should do.

Besides being just a really silly comment, what does that have to do with the topic?Also, I would imagine that the average Atheist is at least as moral as the average Christian and in most cases, likely more moral.

And that relates to the topic in what way?

Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian and so would most likely have held the Jewish position on the subject. In Judaism there is no concept comparable to the "Original Sin", "Once Saved" or "Born Again" products marketed in Christianity.AbE:I also need to say that a statement like "Doing whats right and wrong means one has the mind of Christ." is just complete crap an of no informational content or value.Edited by jar, : see AbE:

That has nothing to do with the topic, but do you honestly think that Jesus would support the robbers and not the robbed?