sin of Adam
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Despite the original sin of Adam and Eve discussed in the Christian and Jewish Bible and the fall from grace that this entails, Augustine held that it is within our power to choose the good.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Augustine more than any other writer defined Roman Catholic teaching on the Trinity, conditions for waging a "just war" and the "original sin" of Adam and Eve that corrupts all humanity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Apparently Paul's belief was that no one would ever have died but for the sin of Adam, a taint which has affected all Adam's descendants.
From The New Theology by Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John)
He doubtless left them under the impression that the Confession of Faith does not teach that God decreed and brought to pass the sin of Adam.
From The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted by Hodgson, F. (Francis)
We see around us on every side, yet no man seeth us; the cloud of the sin of Adam hides us from their observation.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
