LESSON 47
ARE BABIES BORN WITH SIN?
I. What is the difference between sin and original sin?
A. Matthew 7:17-18
B. Luke 6:43-44
II. How does the sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve, affect us?
A. Matthew 15:18-19
B. Romans 7:23
C. Hebrews 6:1
D. Hebrews 9:14
III. A closer look at original sin
A. Jeremiah 17:9
B. Psalm 51:5
C. Romans 5:12
D. Romans 5:19
E. Romans 3:23
F. Romans 8:7-8
G. 1 Corinthians 2:14
H. 1 Corinthians 15:17
I. Ephesians 2:3
IV. What is clearly stated in Romans 5:18-24 as God’s answer to sin?
V. Questions to consider
A. How would you distinguish between original sin and committed sin?
B. Some might say that original sin is just the inclination to sin, that our nature is not really corrupt until given the chance to sin. How might we respond to this?
C. Why is the Biblical truth of original sin an important teaching to be upheld?
D. After baptism, does original sin remain?