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Originally Posted by cih1355  Since man is born with original sin, would he have an innate knowledge of sin? |
Good question.
Is sin considered a type of knowledge, or is it a disposition in the soul? Are we sinners because we sin, or do we sin because we are sinners?
If I had the disposition to dislike strawberry ice cream, but I was never given strawberry ice cream. How then would I know that I dislike strawberry ice cream.
I think the same works for the knowledge of God. The natural man has a disposition to despise God, but that disposition is not manifested until the knowledge of God is given to him. (I believe that knowledge is given to him at conception.)
The question then is: Does a disposition in man (like sin) indicate that man has innate knowledge?
I would like to suggest that a disposition does not indicate innate knowledge.
-CH