Evil is spiritual disease. Physical diseases came of it. The world was contaminated by sin and has been sickly since.
Original sin is congenital evil. It is your natural tendency to be lazy and cruel. If you live by your nature, the dust settles and the water grows stagnate. You die.
Jesus was born without original sin, as was Adam, our ancestor. Jesus was tempted, as was Adam. Jesus chose goodness, however, so developed an immunity. Adam chose sin, so became sick and died.
The blood is the life of the body. Jesus and Adam are of the same blood, quite literally. There is only one difference... and it makes all the difference. Adam contaminated his by sinning. Jesus did not. By shedding his blood, Jesus offered a cure.
Sin is not always contagious… but it is always unhealthy. It weakens the sinner.
A contagious evil is a plague that spreads across the world. It starts with individuals and ruins their personal relationships. It becomes societal. Entire cultures die out because of it. The world is dying because of it. The End is Nigh, indeed.
It was written that the decedents of Adam would be punished for his sins. Various things were mentioned such as hardships in childbirth and so forth. Jesus was placed in a very awful situation that he did not deserve, but God chose to put him there. Unlike Adam, Jesus defeated death. Yes, I agree he did not deserve to be placed in the realm of original sin, but God made that sacrifice so we all could live. Jesus was apart of the line of Adam and so he had to bear the weight of Adam's bad choice. This is why he is the most important man who ever lived.
ReplyDeleteHumanity suffers the sins of its father only to be redeemed by its Father in Heaven by the sacrifice of his only Son. Jesus is the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, indeed.
DeleteSin is like a cancer that corrupts everything else. Even if you get rid of it entirely, there is a chance that it could return. Not being a sinner means He is able to save us.
ReplyDeleteYes. Sin in remission can still come back to kill the sinner. Salvation is to be cured, not simply treated.
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