HGROKIT
Active Member
Originally posted by JIHADTHIS
Question:
In Christianity, you are told that you are born a sinner. Correct?
How can you be a sinner at birth, you didn't get a chance to sin yet.
I'm not trying to troll, this is something that fascinates me, and would love to hear an answer(s)
You quoted 23, but 23 concludes with 24
"24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:"
Justified in the biblical sense mean to be made righteous. We achieve justification through grace.
As for children - Jesus made it clear in several places that their innocence and humility was worthy of His grace. The most eloquent one IMO is:
Matthew 18:1-6
1 At that time the followers came to Jesus and asked, "Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 Jesus called a little child to him and stood the child before his followers. 3 Then he said, "I tell you the truth, you must change and become like little children. Otherwise, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 The greatest person in the kingdom of heaven is the one who makes himself humble like this child. 5 "Whoever accepts a child in my name accepts me. 6 If one of these little children believes in me, and someone causes that child to sin, it would be better for that person to have a large stone tied around the neck and be drowned in the sea.
We are born of a sinful nature, however, we are not born knowing how to sin. See the difference? It is only when we become old enough to know and understand the laws that we become capable of breaking them and thus sin.