THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND - Augustine and Pelagius (4th century)
- Luther and Erasmus (16th century)
- Remonstrance and the Synod of Dort (17th century)
THE DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SIN - The guilt of Adam's sin immediately imputed to the human race. Gen. 2:16-17; 3:1-6; Rom. 5:12, 18; 1 Cor. 15:21-22.
- The corruption of Adam's nature transmitted to the human race > Born into a state of sin – Ps. 51:3; 58:3; Eph. 2:3. > All activities tainted with the presence of sin – Rom. 3:10, 21; Isa. 64:6 > Mind darkened by sin – Gen. 6:5; Eph. 4:18; 1 Cor. 2:14. > Affections of the will bound by sin – Jer. 17:9; Rom. 3:10-11; Eph. 2:1-3.
APPLICATIONS
1. Fallen man retains, as the image of God, the natural freedom of the will (ability to chose), but lost the moral freedom of the will (ability to chose for God) – Eph. 2:1-3; Jn. 6:44, 63-66; Rom. 8:6-8.
2. Fallen man will not and can not of his own ability respond to the offer of the gospel – Jn. 8:44; Rom. 6:17, 20; 2 Cor. 3-4.
3. The repentance (Lk. 13:33) and faith (Jn. 6:29) which God commands, He alone must give (Acts 5:31; 2 Tim. 2:25; Eph. 2:8-10; Phil. 1:29).
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