#146 Original Sin Is That the Same Thing as Unoriginal Sin?
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Original Sin
Topic: First Coming
Summary: We explore the common idea of original sin. Who or what was Adam? Was he one person or many? And what gets passed on from our parents and how do we deal with it?
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Genesis 1:26; 2:7; 3:1, 12; 4:14; 5:1-2
Psalms 51:4-5, 7, 10, 17
Hebrews 4:15
Romans 5:12-17
1 Corinthians 15:21, 27, 45
Deuteronomy 24:16
Exodus 20:5
Herb
'Herb bearing seed,' as mentioned in Genesis 1:29, signifies truth in terms of its use. (Arcana Coelestia 57) Every herb in the Bible signifies some type of knowledge.
'Green herbs,' as mentioned in Genesis 1:30, mean food for the natural man.
'Eating the herb of the field,' as mentioned in Genesis 3:18, signifies that a person should live as a beast.
'Herb of the field' signifies spiritual truth.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 7626)