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Originally Posted by armourbearer  I am afraid you are confusing imputation with corruption. Imputation is only of Adam's act of disobedience. Corruption comes through father and mother. The locus classicus for orginal sin is Ps. 51:5, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." Quote:
Originally Posted by fredtgreco Quote:
Originally Posted by Amazing Grace I voted no, and I am Vocal about one question in particular in the Heidelberg
Q & A 7
Q. Then where does this corrupt human nature
come from?
A. From the fall and disobedience of our first parents,
Adam and Eve, in Paradise.^1
This fall has so poisoned our nature^2
that we are born sinners—
corrupt from conception on.^3
I do not agree that Eve's name should be in there. It is specifically mentioned by Paul that sin entered through one man, that is Adam. | This is a good point. The Westminster Standards have similar language in WCF 6.3 " they being the root of all mankind." It also could appear that WLC 26 "Original sin is conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity" is inconsistent with WLC 25 "guilt of Adam's first sin" (emphases added). | |
This is a stretch Mat. Eve is never mentioned in the pauline corpus. All our sin/corruption, depravity, flows from Adam as our federal head. Adam is the fountain of original sin and imputed sin. The corruption of our human nature is always attributed to Adam. Therefore I stand in my assesment, the wording is in error regarding this and should be changed. Eve is NEVER spoken of as falling. It is forever the Fall of Adam.