Is Sin literally passed from one generation to the next in genetic DNA?
Dear B., Our physical natures are inherently self-centered and short-sighted, giving us all a propensity to act on impulse, to indulge our lusts, to disobey our Lord. But this propensity in itself is not sin, it is just vulnerability to temptation. And our physical natures are not our true selves. Who we really are is our souls, our immortal, spiritual beings, made in the image of God. In our souls, there is not “original sin.” In fact, we are all originally Holy. When we sin, it is because we have shifted our center from our souls to our bodies and yielded to temptation. Each sin is an individual act or thought. Scripture makes it clear that when we are judged, we are judged for all our own deeds and none of any one else’s. A man who has been good all his life may be condemned for one slip at the end. (Ezekial 3:20) Or a man who has been evil all his life may be restored by making amends. (Ezekial 33:14-16) But the father is not judged for the son’s sins nor is the son judged for the
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