American's View Of Original Sin

Sin is humanity’s greatest problem. Because of it, humans are separated from their Creator and cannot enjoy His promised blessings. Therefore, it is pertinent that the church has the proper view of sin. This starts with a proper definition from the apostle John, who states that sin is lawlessness (1 Jn. 3:4). What Lutherans believe regarding sin is different from this. They teach what is commonly known as original sin (Kolb 37-38). First, original sin should be defined. Original sin is the sin all humans inherit from their parents at birth (Jacobs 357). This doctrine arises from the belief that Adam’s sin is transmitted to everyone (Paulson 151). Since Adam’s sin brought physical death to humanity, and all humans, including infants, are subject