The Glory of God is made perfect in weakness

I want to take a second and address a topic which causes people to tense up and turn off; Original Sin. I have been watching many people on youtube speak on the subject and I have found a lack of understanding along with a lack of desire to understand. Original sin is biblical when taken on in the right manner. Consider this "When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned." -Romans 5:12. This is not contradictory to the word of God in Ezekiel "the son will not share the guilt of the father, nor the father the guilt of the son." -18:20. What Ezekiel is saying is that if my father goes out and kills a man, I will not be punished for the murder. What Romans is saying is that Adam's desire to sin is imparted to every man ever born. It's NOT saying that I will be punished for Adam's rebellion, it's saying that I myself will commit sin for which I will die.

It's that simple. That is the doctrine of original sin, put plainly, in love that all who read might understand. Original sin is right. It is established within the bible, and in more places than these...I do not however wish to go into all of them at this time, but press on and ask, how sinful are we?

Let's look at Genesis 8:21 "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood." Genesis says "every inclination", meaning there is no good within them, in their flesh...aka...Romans 7:18. Look also to Micah 7:4 "the best of them is like a briar, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge." Even the best that we have, the most righteous that we can be, even following the laws perfectly, we are worse than thorns.

Now many will probably ask why I say this since it is divisive, not winsome or at face particularly useful for teaching, rebuking...etc etc...the reason is this: 2 Corinthians 12:9 "my power is made perfect in weakness". This glorifies God! This is the reason that man is so totally wicked, that God, seated on high, may be glorified!! "Christ demonstrates his love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8

Soli Deo Gloria!