Original Sin

     We tend to view Original Sin as a punishment, yet it is far from that. Original Sin is the act that Adam and Eve committed by turning away from God and choosing to eat the fruit. Adam and Eve abused their freedom that God had granted them. Original sin wasn't the act of picking the fruit from the forbidden tree; it was a sin of disobedience or choosing to turn away from God. In doing so they lost preternatural gifts or the gift of immunity from sickness, death and concupiscence. Through Original Sin Adam and Eve also lost original holiness and original justice. Original holiness is the harmony between Adam, Eve, and God before original sin. Original justice is gift of supernatural and preternatural gifts. We are not entitled to original holiness and justice. They are gifts from God. Original sin is not an actual sin for us; it is more of an absence in our soul. Original sin is a stain that darkens human will, intellect, and introduces concupiscence. It also weakens our connection with God. All human beings are stained with original sin except Mary and Jesus. Concupiscence is the tendency towards sin. It makes sin more appealing to us than the right thing to do. Concupiscence clouds our intellect and will. Original sin is passed from parent to offspring at conception. Understating original sin and how it works in our world today can help one make the right choices. By understanding original sin you can understand concupiscence. Through one’s understanding of concupiscence he or she can come to understand the reasons we sin. We sin because our intellects and will and clouded and therefore we tend to find sin attractive and appealing to us. Through the understanding of original sin one can come to the conclusion that sin is always bad and turns you away from God no matter how appealing it looks. We can learn to try and do the right thing despite our attraction towards sin in order to bring ourselves closer to God. Through studying and understanding original sin one can come to the conclusion that original sin is not our fault. Adam and Eve chose not to accept a gift. We are not living in a state without original justice or holiness as punishment. We are living in a world that did not accept a great gift from God. God could have never given us a choice to choose, but if He did He would have been limited our freedom. We are made in the image and likeness of God, therefore we have intellect, free will, the capacity to love and we have a soul. Original sin is not a punishment, just the lack of a gift.