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Bible battle over Dawkins' Delusion.(Letter to the editor)
I write this letter regarding a very lengthy letter to the editor that was published by TNA in your March 3, 2008 issue, by Ray Jensen of South Bend, Indiana, about a review of atheist Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion.
What disturbs me about Mr. Jensen most is his problem with, and willingness to agree with Dawkins about, the doctrine of "original sin," stating that "biblically it is absurd," and then bringing up the claim that those who "buy" into this idea quote Psalm 51:5 as the only proof. This is not true!
No, the Bible doesn't use the words "original sin" to describe sin, just as the word "Trinity," is not used to describe the Godhead but that doesn't make it any less true. May I remind Mr. Jensen that it is because of the "original sin" committed by our first parents Adam and Eve (Genesis Ch. 3) that the punishment of sin and death came into this world. It is why we are all in need of salvation and why Christ died on the cross as a blood sacrifice and atonement for our sins!
Paul states so in Romans, especially Chapter 5, where it says for instance in verses 12, 14-15: "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin: and so death passed upon all men, for all have sinned.... Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them ...
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- Original sin, redemption, and language in Robert Penn Warren's poetry.
- Magazine article from: The Mississippi Quarterly Thiemann, Fred R. December 22, 1995 700+ words
...concerned with the Christian concept of original sin is a commonplace of Warren criticism...critics differ in how they describe original sin in Warren's work. In his essay "Inklings of Original Sin," John Crowe Ransom defines it as...
- Original Sin Cider Opens Sin On-Line Store.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 14, 2005 700+ words
...NEW YORK, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Original Sin hailed as 'Our Top American Cider...NYFNSU04 ) "Sin Here" R. Black Art The Original Sin/R. Black posters first appeared as...e-mails requesting to purchase the Original Sin/R. Black posters. The inquiries...
- All too human.(Original Sin: A Cultural History)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life Zaleski, Philip August 1, 2008 700+ words
ORIGINAL SIN: A CULTURAL HISTORY by ALAN JACOBS...pages, $24.95 CHESTERTON SAID OF ORIGINAL sin that it "is the only part of Christian...human being's life. The stain of original sin blankets the world. It can be round...
- Cidermaker tempts Big Apple; ex-Wall Streeter bottles Original Sin, hoping...
- Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business Gabriel, Frederick September 29, 1997 700+ words
Ex-Wall Streeter bottles Original Sin, hoping Americans will fall for...food stores. His brew, called Original Sin, has already muscled its way...who has sold 10,500 bottles of Original Sin since June and is producing 48...
- Faith Q&A: Can you explain the concept of original sin?
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service June 24, 2004 700+ words
...Question: Can you explain the concept of original sin, and does this mean that we are all...Kansas City, Mo.: The concept of original sin theorizes that Adam sinned by eating...travesty of our divine essence, for original sin does not appear anywhere in the Bible...
- `Original Sin' a purgatory for viewers.(D)(Arts & Entertainment)(Movies)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Arnold, Gary August 4, 2001 700+ words
Byline: Gary Arnold "Original Sin," after threatening to remain...no profession for weaklings. "Original Sin" derives from a mystery novel...fair visage with a parasol. "Original Sin" reunites Miss Jolie with Michael...
- [0] `Original Sin'.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Wuntch, Philip August 1, 2001 700+ words
...For contemporary moviegoers, "Original Sin" strives to fill a void left vacant...Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas play "Original Sin's" combative lovers. He's Luis...Like every other component of "Original Sin," Jane is guilty of self-awareness...
Source: HighBeam Research, Bible battle over Dawkins' Delusion.(Letter to the editor)