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The Uncultured Saints

Ep. 1: What Do We Call This…??

What’s the big deal about saying my nature is sinful or my nature is corrupted by original sin? It seems like a puny detail to focus on…but it’s really not. If we get this wrong, it messes up all our theology. Sin isn’t just the actions we do, it’s hereditary, a fatal disease we ALL inherit. And yet, sin is not who we are, it’s a condition we have. Original sin means that something has changed from the way we’re supposed to be, the way that God created all of humanity to be. This doesn’t mean that we have an excuse to sin just because it comes naturally to us. It means that we need a Savior.

 

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By Rev. Harrison Goodman

Pr. Goodman serves as associate pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas.

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