The Disastrous Effects Of The Doctrine Of "Original Sin"

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< > Introduction The Harmful Life and Influence of Bishop Augustine Of Hippo. Bishop Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354 to 430), put forward as divine “truth” his doctrine of “Original Sin;” in which he states that all humanity is “born in sin,” and is born spiritually corrupt and depraved, and, sadly, many in the Church hold this doctrine today. The Devil used three things in Augustine’s life, to mould and influence him to form the destructive heresy of “Original Sin,” and through him to get it accepted by the Church; they are:- 1. His full involvement and association for ten years with the Gnostic cult of Manicheism. This was from approximately 374 to 384 A.D. Manicheism is based upon cosmogony (an account of how the Universe came into being) and consists of Zoroastrian Dualism, Babylonian folklore, Buddhist ethics, and additions of Christian elements. Its Christology was purely Docetic. 2. The immoral life that Augustine had led. His doctrine of “Original Sin” appears to be an excuse for his former very immoral and profligate life. This made him very open to Satanically inspired doctrines, and the means of introducing them into the Church. This was the very opposite of the godly spiritual basis of the lives of Samuel, John the Baptist, and many other men and women of God in the Scriptures. 3. Augustine’s Allegorical Interpretation of the Scriptures. (This rejects, refutes and distorts the literal meaning of Scripture). When you interpret the Scriptures by allegorical explanations you can make them mean almost anything that you want to. The false cults of today employ this very same method to deceive their adherents into following their false theology. When much of the Church embraced Augustine’s doctrine of Original Sin, over a thousand years darkness descended upon it. The outstanding Theologian, Dean E H Plumptre, writes in, “The Spirits In Prison,” page 152: “And so the dark shadow of Augustine fell on the theology of the Western church, and condemned its thoughts of the love of God to many centuries of disastrous twilight.” End of quote. During a period of over 1000 years, genuine revivals of the Holy Spirit only occurred very rarely in isolated areas, and they were often extinguished by murderous persecution, by the established Church. At the time of The Reformation, in the sixteenth century, Martin Luther, who was an Augustinian monk, brought Augustine’s theology, including the doctrine of Original Sin, into the Protestant Church. This doctrine continued to create great darkness in the minds of God’s people, and this is still the position today in much of the Body of Christ. N.B. Augustine’s monstrous doctrine that unbaptised babies will go to Hell, for ever.. Many who believe in Augustine’s doctrine of “Original Sin” do not realise the disastrous effect that his doctrine has had on the Church. I am sure that most Christians will strongly disagree with Augustine’s monstrous doctrine that every child is “born in sin” and spiritually depraved, and will go to Hell forever, like the very worst sinner, if they are not baptised. This contradicts the Scriptures, which state that God creates our souls and spirits. N.B. Is.57v16., “For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.” How could God create something sinful? In Heb.12v9., God is called “the Father of our spirits.” (NIV and Robertson) N.B. Augustine’s theology also does away with free will. It can be briefly summed up as follows. We read on page 317, of “God’s Strategy in Human History,” by Paul Marston and Roger Forster. “Augustine taught that when Adam sinned, all his descendants sinned “in” him and so shared in and inherited the guilt of the act.” End of quote. Someone else has said: “The only way any are saved is by God intervening and choosing some, whom He calls His elect, to be saved. This choosing is totally arbitrary and independent of those chosen. Those thus chosen cannot ever be lost or fall from grace. To the converse, those not arbitrarily chosen before the foundation of the World to everlasting life, are irrevocably doomed to Hell, having absolutely no hope of salvation, regardless of what they do, or do not do.” End of quote. We read on page 307 of “God’s Strategy in Human History by Paul Marston and Roger Forster. “Augustine also said that; “Faith itself was an irresistible gift given by God to a few people, whom he had selected on some basis known only to Himself. God could have given it to others had He so chosen. Without God’s irresistible gift of faith, no man could perform any good, whether in thought, will, affection, or action.” End of quote. In asserting these appalling lies, Augustine denies the overwhelming evidence of the Scriptures, that mankind possesses a freewill, and that everyone is individually responsible for their own individual actions. His theology has the effect of removing personal responsibility for one’s actions and sins. In addition to all these terrible doctrines, Augustine’s doctrine of “Original Sin” has concealed from the Church, many essential truths concerning our Lord’s life and ministry, and Christ’s great sufferings for us. We will now go on to consider some of the serious, indeed, critical doctrinal errors, which have resulted from Augustine’s doctrine of “Original Sin.” < >
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Introduction

The Harmful Life and Influence of Bishop Augustine Of Hippo.
Bishop Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354 to 430), put forward as divine “truth” his doctrine of “Original Sin;” in which he states that all humanity is “born in sin,” and is born spiritually corrupt and depraved, and, sadly, many in the Church hold this doctrine today.

The Devil used three things in Augustine’s life, to mould and influence him to form the destructive heresy of “Original Sin,” and through him to get it accepted by the Church; they are:-

1. His full involvement and association for ten years with the Gnostic cult of Manicheism.
This was from approximately 374 to 384 A.D. Manicheism is based upon cosmogony (an account of how the Universe came into being) and consists of Zoroastrian Dualism, Babylonian folklore, Buddhist ethics, and additions of Christian elements. Its Christology was purely Docetic.

2. The immoral life that Augustine had led.
His doctrine of “Original Sin” appears to be an excuse for his former very immoral and profligate life. This made him very open to Satanically inspired doctrines, and the means of introducing them into the Church. This was the very opposite of the godly spiritual basis of the lives of Samuel, John the Baptist, and many other men and women of God in the Scriptures.

3. Augustine’s Allegorical Interpretation of the Scriptures.
(This rejects, refutes and distorts the literal meaning of Scripture). When you interpret the Scriptures by allegorical explanations you can make them mean almost anything that you want to. The false cults of today employ this very same method to deceive their adherents into following their false theology.

When much of the Church embraced Augustine’s doctrine of Original Sin, over a thousand years darkness descended upon it. The outstanding Theologian, Dean E H Plumptre, writes in, “The Spirits In Prison,” page 152: “And so the dark shadow of Augustine fell on the theology of the Western church, and condemned its thoughts of the love of God to many centuries of disastrous twilight.” End of quote.

During a period of over 1000 years, genuine revivals of the Holy Spirit only occurred very rarely in isolated areas, and they were often extinguished by murderous persecution, by the established Church.

At the time of The Reformation, in the sixteenth century, Martin Luther, who was an Augustinian monk, brought Augustine’s theology, including the doctrine of Original Sin, into the Protestant Church. This doctrine continued to create great darkness in the minds of God’s people, and this is still the position today in much of the Body of Christ.

N.B. Augustine’s monstrous doctrine that unbaptised babies will go to Hell, for ever..
Many who believe in Augustine’s doctrine of “Original Sin” do not realise the disastrous effect that his doctrine has had on the Church. I am sure that most Christians will strongly disagree with Augustine’s monstrous doctrine that every child is “born in sin” and spiritually depraved, and will go to Hell forever, like the very worst sinner, if they are not baptised. This contradicts the Scriptures, which state that God creates our souls and spirits.

N.B. Is.57v16., “For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.” How could God create something sinful?

In Heb.12v9., God is called “the Father of our spirits.” (NIV and Robertson)

N.B. Augustine’s theology also does away with free will.
It can be briefly summed up as follows. We read on page 317, of “God’s Strategy in Human History,” by Paul Marston and Roger Forster. “Augustine taught that when Adam sinned, all his descendants sinned “in” him and so shared in and inherited the guilt of the act.” End of quote.

Someone else has said: “The only way any are saved is by God intervening and choosing some, whom He calls His elect, to be saved. This choosing is totally arbitrary and independent of those chosen. Those thus chosen cannot ever be lost or fall from grace. To the converse, those not arbitrarily chosen before the foundation of the World to everlasting life, are irrevocably doomed to Hell, having absolutely no hope of salvation, regardless of what they do, or do not do.” End of quote.

We read on page 307 of “God’s Strategy in Human History by Paul Marston and Roger Forster. “Augustine also said that; “Faith itself was an irresistible gift given by God to a few people, whom he had selected on some basis known only to Himself. God could have given it to others had He so chosen. Without God’s irresistible gift of faith, no man could perform any good, whether in thought, will, affection, or action.” End of quote.

In asserting these appalling lies, Augustine denies the overwhelming evidence of the Scriptures, that mankind possesses a freewill, and that everyone is individually responsible for their own individual actions. His theology has the effect of removing personal responsibility for one’s actions and sins.

In addition to all these terrible doctrines, Augustine’s doctrine of “Original Sin” has concealed from the Church, many essential truths concerning our Lord’s life and ministry, and Christ’s great sufferings for us. We will now go on to consider some of the serious, indeed, critical doctrinal errors, which have resulted from Augustine’s doctrine of “Original Sin.”

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