effects of original sin

Cards (4)

  • What did Adam and Eve's sin corrupt
    Everything including Human freedom to do good and follow God's will
  • how can humans be redeemed
    Through God's grace - If people can be saved through their own efforts then Christ 's death was pointless
  • How did Augustine see the will after the fall
    As ' divided ' - people still have ability to reason and recognise right from wrong but were at the mercy of ' concupiscence ' (lust) , so we are inclined to sin
  • What do humans now need in society that they didn't before the fall
    A repressive political authority - to restrict our sinful nature