Does Leighton Flowers Deny Original Sin? | Leighton Flowers | Soteriology 101 | Calvinism

Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists, talks about differences in views of Original Sin over church history.

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[ChopinIsMyBestFriend]

It’s clear that what we inherited was death. Guilt should come from our own sins.

[nikkowood]

It is incredibly simple. The sin of Adam doesn't transfer guilt to us, but it did bring sin into the world and cause the fall of God's perfect world. Because of Adam's trangession, creation fell, but we aren't judged by his sins, as the scripture says "The soul that sins will die." God doesn't judge people for the actions of others. Each person stands guilty before a Holy God simply because of their own transgressions. However we have inherited a sin nature that is bent towards lawlessness.

Regardless, the solution is the same: Jesus Christ.

[edgardelgado]

original sin= the condition to sin, that we all inherit the moment we are conceived. Why do we make things complicated.

[jameshughes]

As my Seminary professors would say, "there are no new heresies". The obvious corollary, old heresies persist. Why? Glad you asked. There will always be armchair theologians stirring up controvery. The Spirit of God will guide / direct us in our pursuit of the truth. The caveat, we need to STUDY. My suggestion; seek after Jesus and His illuminating Spirit, learn a proper hermeneutic, study logic, become familiar with the fudamentals of grammatical construction/ context, know your history and then dig in. Your diligence will be rewarded.

[Doc-Holliday]

Original sin exists in place and time as well as in us. Humanity inherently desires to be its own god.

[brucejane]

Last year after studying the Egyptian and Perpetual Passovers. Then going back to chapter three in Genesis I came to the conclusion that original sin is not passed on, but the curse of sin that is death was passed on. I asked my friend if this could be true. He pointed me to you. We have come to the same truth independent of each other. May God bless you, in your ministry.

[timothykring]

Flowers has never wrongly tossed out a label -- just ask him .

[gabrielbridges]

There’s major issues with what your saying. The passage you mentioned is prophecy saying God would no longer Hold you guilty of your inherited sins implying first of all that God did hold people guilty for inherited sins. No what is God referring to, probably this passage

“who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.””
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭34‬:‭7‬
So the passage is in Ezekiel is God referring to no longer punishing individuals for there grandparents and great grandparents sin. Second since it’s a prophetic utterance it is not clear of what epoch God would no longer punish the sins of individuals for there great great grand parents sin, so you basing your whole theology on a very obscure passage that may not apply for today. Lastly God not punishing people for there great great grandparents sins anymore is different us being born into sin because the fall of Adam. One is saying God will no longer punish someone great grandparents because there great great grandpa was a murder while the other is stating that we are born in sin as in we are already sinners at conception and at birth.

“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭51‬:‭5‬
Paul also says adams sin makes us sinners not adams sin gives us there opportunity to become sinner on our own.

“For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭19‬
JESUS says that we are born carnal or whatever born of flesh is flesh which is synonymous with carnality.

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬
No that it’s clear that from a man’s youth He is sinful

“The Lord smelled the soothing aroma; and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭8‬:‭21
How can man have a sinful nature without being guilty of sin?
Jesus makes it clear that we have a sinful nature because we a guilty of sin rather then we have a sinful nature absent of sin.

“Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭34‬
Leighton you hate God and lead people astray with terrible theology. You made a theological point from an obscure prophetic utterance that may or may not apply to this epoch who knows, and that does not make your opposing view invalid whatsoever because your forcing your application of the verse incorrectly as well as blatantly misinterpreting entire chapters and many verses that oppose your theology because your a sinful heretic. I pray God can grant you repentance so you stop blatantly deceiving others and leading them astray.

[dclink]

“God hath made the mind free”. —Thomas Jefferson
The discussion about the fall typically leaves out the fact that we are responsible for our own fallen state, not Adam.
I sin, and that sin brings bondage, and it is me surrendering the freedom God gave me to the flesh.
Not born corrupted, but in my nature (flesh), I become corrupted.
God chooses to deliver me from the bondage (death) and give me life.
My sin brings death, not Adam’s, God brings Life, because He chose Me.

[AndreaLSablone]

Is there a reference to where did Luther call
Zwingli a Pelagian?

[ramoralesrp]

When an animal is born from that particular animal kingdom it does the works in the likeness of that animal.
The human animal is full of sin, when we are born we have the nature of sin because that's the kingdom we were born into.
Hence why Jesus preached to be born anew, and to be part of the new creation.

[Martraul-CoramDeo]

Regardless if you believe in original sin or not the evidence of sin is death, we all die .

[matszz]

"Because obviously original sin happened" I laughed for like 30 seconds at that.

[twaho]

I deny the catholic (calvinists) interpretation of original sin. 1st death, yes but 2nd death, no, that is the result of your own freewill

[jakeofalltradesmusic]

I'm in agreement, but your assertion that God doesn't punish the children for their parents' sins is contradicted in Deuteronomy 5:9, "You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me."

I always found this odd, because, God speaking to His people, says He punishes the children for the sins of the father, but then in Ezekiel 18:20, He says each person will only bare their own iniquity. But in order to be a Christian, you can't say there are contradictions in Scripture, and if you do, you're a goat, lukewarm water that God is spitting out and erasing your name from the Book of Life... So, easy to say I'm screwed here.

How can this be reconciled?

[BloodBoughtMinistries]

Why don't these shorts get posted to Instagram?

[robertrodrigues]

Like brother Flowers I am a Provisionist non Calvinist. Here I disagree with him on his definition of Original Sin. It is not that Adam and Eve sinned (we all believe that) properly defined-Original Sin (a Heresy) is that because Adam and Eve Sinned, a baby is BORN GUILTY. Due to Adam’s and Eve’s sin, the baby INHERITED THEIR SIN’s guilt and condemnation, even though the baby has committed no sin yet before the age of accountability!!! This is why Protestants and Catholics erroneously baptise enfants because if they were to die, they would go to purgatory or hell.

[RR-ueim]

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The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.

[clayton]

The idea of original sin is misconstrued. We were in the garden with Adam and Eve in essence and we fell with them. That’s what it means to be in Adam. If you’re in Christ you’re a new creature. You’re not yourself anymore.

[goodshorts]

Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the only way to salvation and forgiveness of sins. Believe in Him.