{"id":114473,"date":"2026-11-08T14:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114473"},"modified":"2026-11-08T14:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:14:31","slug":"what-is-original-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/what-is-original-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Sin: What Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants Each Teach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Original sin is the Christian teaching that the first sin of Adam and Eve did not stop with them: every one of us is born into what it did to the human race, and we need Christ to put it right. Catholics, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglicans and Methodists all teach it by that name, and they differ over how deep the damage goes. The Eastern Orthodox say we inherit the death Adam brought on us but not his guilt. The Mennonite\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original sin is the teaching that Adam&#039;s fall damaged everyone born since. Here is what Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and others teach, in their words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-114473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5810,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-study-what-is-sin-definition-consequences-spiritual-perspectives\/","url_meta":{"origin":114473,"position":0},"title":"What Is Sin? The Bible&#8217;s Definition, Types and Consequences","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Sin is any wrong against God, in act, word, thought or omission. 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