Why do human beings sin?
GISMYS
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Why
do human beings sin?
Men are born with a sin nature (Ps 51:5). The
only man who was not in Adam (e.g. born of sin) was Jesus, the second Adam (1
Cor. 15:20–24; 1 Cor. 15:45). Men must be born again to be saved (Jn 3:7).
It's about as rare as being born the first time (Mt 7:13-14).
MarkSC
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...[I]t might be beneficial to define what sin is.
That which is opposed to good. Sin is missing the mark. If anyone believes he is
a good person, he'll have to ask himself why Jesus had to die on a cross for his
sins (Heb 9:22).
CrowCross
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Adam fell and imputed his sin nature to his progeny.
Men die for their
own sins.
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the
land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s
teeth are set on edge? [Ezek. 18:2].
“The children of Israel had a proverb they used, and
it is mentioned twice by Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 31:29 we read, “In those days
they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s
teeth are set on edge.” And then in Lamentations 5:7 we find, “Our fathers have
sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.” I believe the people
had built this proverb upon a passage back in Exodus: “Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me” (Exod. 20:5). The problem is that the proverb
they drew from this verse is incorrect. That is the danger in lifting out one
verse of Scripture without considering its context. This is a false proverb: The
fathers ate the grapes, and the children paid the penalty. That is true to a
certain extent, but God judges the individual, father or son, according to his
conduct. This is not a judgment for eternal life, but a judgment in this life
according as a man obeys or disobeys Him.” McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible
commentary: The Prophets (Ezekiel) (electronic ed., Vol. 25, p. 95). Nashville:
Thomas Nelson.
highrigger
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[Sin, missing the
mark] No. That is wrong. Adams sin was not eating a forbidden fruit or falling
short of some moral code...
He had one moral code—don’t
eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Ge 2:17). He could have
been a tattooed pothead.
Who cares about a
fruit? His sin was mistrust of the Lord’s word as it always is.