ORIGINAL SIN
As a pastor was preaching in Glouscester, a British convert to Islam came into the meeting with a baby and asked what sin does he see in the baby. The new muslim said that the idea of original sin is wrong.
Lets look at a baby. Small children seem to be innocent and guiltless. It maybe true that they are guiltless but does it mean that they are sinless?
A baby is among the most selfish of all people. It does neither bothers nor considers whether the parents are tired or in pain, it cries and demands what it wants without giving or understanding the parents situation or helplessness. If it was an adult we would have called him rude, selfish or cruel.
A kid sees another playing with a toy it generally goes over and just takes or snatches it. An adult doing the same thing will be called a hooligan.
When a small baby sees something, lets say in a shop, they go over and pick it up. An adult doing the same thing would be called a thief.
So selfishness, anger, jealousy, taking another's property, etc. are inborn in all children. That is proof that we all have this original sin in us.
Lets look at a baby. Small children seem to be innocent and guiltless. It maybe true that they are guiltless but does it mean that they are sinless?
A baby is among the most selfish of all people. It does neither bothers nor considers whether the parents are tired or in pain, it cries and demands what it wants without giving or understanding the parents situation or helplessness. If it was an adult we would have called him rude, selfish or cruel.
A kid sees another playing with a toy it generally goes over and just takes or snatches it. An adult doing the same thing will be called a hooligan.
When a small baby sees something, lets say in a shop, they go over and pick it up. An adult doing the same thing would be called a thief.
So selfishness, anger, jealousy, taking another's property, etc. are inborn in all children. That is proof that we all have this original sin in us.