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Original sin and imputation of guilt

I Wasn't There!

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  • George P. van Popta

This article is about the imputation of guilt and the relation between Adam and the second Adam, Jesus Christ.

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Original Sin: A Difficult Doctrine

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  • P. Houtman

To confess that one has a sinful nature and is responsible for this inherited sin may be a hard thing to do. This article looks at the meaning of inherited sin and theories that attempt to explain its meaning.

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God and Our Original Sin

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  • P. Houtman

Looking at original sin from God's perspective, this article shows that sin did not occur outside of God's boundaries. He allowed it to happen for a reason.

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Little Innocents?

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

This article is about the sinfulness of our children. The author discusses total depravity, Adam and original sin, and the parenting of sinful children

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Ten Things You Should Know about Original Sin

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  • Sam Storms

This article points to ten things you should know about original sin.

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Guilt or Not

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  • Mark Kelderman

When are you guilty? This article argues that one must know the difference between objective guilt and subjective guilt. Understanding the two is crucial to answering the question of what is guilt.

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Totally Depraved

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  • Steven R. Key

Adam’s fall brought with it death and pollution of sin. Because we stand in a relationship with him as representative head of all humanity, we inherit the results of the fall, among which is total depravity.

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Our Death in Adam

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  • Steven R. Key

Adam’s legal headship means that his fall into sin according to Genesis 3 has impacted all people, in that in him all sinned. This article shows what this implies for man today.

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The Doctrine of Original Sin

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  • G. H. Kersten

This article explains the relationship between original sin and actual sin, pointing out that actual sin is the fruit of original sin. It also discusses God's punishment of sin.

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Adam's Fall and Mine

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  • R. C. Sproul

How can God be just by counting us guilty based on the fall into sin? This article looks at three theories that attempt to answer this question: the mythical view that treats that story of the fall as a myth, the realism view that claims that mankind actively sinned with Adam, and the federal view which shows that original sin does not refer to the first sin but to the result of that first sin because Adam acted as our representative.

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The Impotency of the Human Will

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  • Arthur W. Pink

This article is a short description of the doctrine of total depravity and original sin.

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Total Depravity

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  • Loraine Boettner

The doctrine of total depravity teaches the extent and effects of original sin in man. However, it also aims at making man realize the sovereignty of God's grace in salvation. This is what the article explains.

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Depravity Infects Everyone

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  • J. I. Packer

"Original sin" is the reality that we sin because we are descendants of Adam, and the implication is our total depravity. This is what the article explains.

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The Fall: The First Human Couples Sinned

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  • J. I. Packer

Through the fall into sin man is born under the guilt and power of sin. This article shows how Adam relates to all humans by virtue of his sin.

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Original Sin in the Structure of our Being

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  • P. Houtman

This article describes how original sin is passed on since Adam through the generations. The author looks at some structural aspects and relationships that play a role in inheriting original sin, and the impact they have on everyone.

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Looking at Original Sin Together With Others

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  • P. Houtman

This article reviews the nature of original sin and the way in which it is transferred to us. The author also discusses how original sin impacts our view of ourselves and others.

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By One Man

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  • Murray Gifkins

This article addresses the claim by some that the story of Genesis 3 and the Fall is illogical, since one man cannot affect so many people. The author refutes this claim using the example of HIV and AIDS. The author also reminds the reader that One Man's obedience led to the salvation of many.

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What? Me Hostile to God?

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  • John Piper

This is a meditation on Colossians 1:21–22. By nature we are hostile to God. Therefore, there is no better news in all the world than that our alienation from God is ended, and that we have reconciliation with God.

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Guilt and the Gospel

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  • John C. A. Ferguson

Guilt is the result of sin. This article explains that all are guilty due to original and actual sin. It also shows that it is only by the gospel that guilt can be dealt with.

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The Reformation and the Doctrine of Man: Man’s Total Depravity

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  • Ronald Van Overloop

John Calvin understood original sin to refer to the truth that through Adam’s fall all men are depraved by nature, sinful and corrupt, lacking all of the original righteousness with which Adam was created. This is the truth of total depravity, which this article fleshes out.

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The Doctrine of Sin

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  • G. H. Kersten

This article explains the difference between original sin and actual sin. In explaining original sin, the author includes in the discussion such subjects as the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. In the second part, the nature and evidence of original sin is discussed.

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The Doctrine of Original Sin: A Comparison of Augustine, Pelagius, and Aquinas

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  • Jeremy T. Alder

This paper discusses the theological views of Augustine, Pelagius, and Aquinas on original sin. The contention of the author is that one's estimation or understanding of the grace of God is determined by their view of original sin.

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The "Wretched Man" of Romans 7:14-25 as Reductio ad Absurdum

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  • Gary S. Shogren

What are the identity and theological significance of the "wretched man" of Romans 7? The thesis of this essay is that Romans 7:14-25 should be studied in relation to, on the one hand, what is called the Jewish doctrine of the "two Impulses," and on the other hand the immediate rhetorical context of Romans. It is argued that Paul is protecting himself from accusations of apostasy from the law of Moses and that he wants to indicate the universal need for the gospel.

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