Original sin

In Christianity, the doctrine of Original sin refers to the story of Adam and Eve having eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. Due to this sin they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, the paradise God created for them. The doctrine, elaborated upon at length by [Thomas Acquinas]?, states that the stain of this sin is inherited by all human beings from Adam.

Since we are, according to the church, born sinners, we die sinners, and the only way we gain acceptance-if that is the right word- in God's eyes is by being humble and asking for forgivness.

Meaning of the story

Some people attribute their expulsion from Eden as punishment for disobeying God's commandment (Gen. 2:17) "Of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat . . ." Others interpret the fruit as the symbol of something so precious that Adam and Eve would risk their lives to "eat of it."

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