Are infants really guilty of Adam's Original Sin? (souls, hell, Mormons)

[ancient warrior]

Growing up I was taught that in some way every person born shares in Adam's guilt for committing Original Sin.

Is that true?

Is that just?

Do all Christians believe this?

[TroutDude]

Originally Posted by ancient warrior

Growing up I was taught that in some way every person born shares in Adam's guilt for committing Original Sin.

Is that true?

Is that just?

Do all Christians believe this?

No.

No.

I would hope not.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by TroutDude

No.

No.

I would hope not.

We are twins.

[Horn of ‘83]

Original Sin.

Is that true?

Scripture indicates so.

Is that just?

Not for me to decide, since I'm not the Creator.

Do all Christians believe this?

Obviously, no. Personally, I do, and my denomination (Southern Baptist) teaches it.

[ancient warrior]

The Old Latin Bible reads as follows:


Romans 5:12 Wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world, and by sin death; and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned. [Old Latin Bible]

From Wikipedia:

Augustine believed that the only definitive destinations of souls are heaven and hell. He concluded that unbaptized infants go to hell as a consequence of original sin. The Latin Church Fathers who followed Augustine adopted his position, which became a point of reference for Latin theologians in the Middle Ages. In the later mediaeval period, some theologians continued to hold Augustine's view, others held that unbaptized infants suffered no pain at all: unaware of being deprived of the beatific vision, they enjoyed a state of natural, not supernatural happiness.

So the original teaching was dropped by most Christian sects. Right?

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by ancient warrior

Growing up I was taught that in some way every person born shares in Adam's guilt for committing Original Sin.

Is that true?

Nope.

Is that just?

Of course not.

Do all Christians believe this?

No. Mormons believe that "we will be punished for our own sins and not for Adam's transgression." What kind of a loving father would punish one of his children for something another child did wrong?

[Meester-Chung]

the concept of original sin goes against personal responsibility

[Old Gringo]

In some folks' imaginations, they are.

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by ancient warrior

Growing up I was taught that in some way every person born shares in Adam's guilt for committing Original Sin.

Is that true?

Is that just?

Do all Christians believe this?

The whole point is that we are all born sinners - meaning no one here on earth is a "perfect" person.

No one is saying that newborn babies have committed any sin

[granpa]

Originally Posted by ancient warrior

Growing up I was taught that in some way every person born shares in Adam's guilt for committing Original Sin.

Is that true?

Is that just?

Do all Christians believe this?

infants are still in the garden.
they dont leave it till they sin