Inherited Sin as taught by the Christian Church is False

I again thank him for his final argument but as you will see, he again makes some mistakes. 1- My opponent still claims the theological correctness of his definition of original sin. His definition was : "The doctrine teaches that we are all condemned to the most painful punishment (burning in Hell) for something we did not do! Even children are guilty of a crime that they did not commit" The problem with this definition is that it is so plagued by logical fallacy, so much so as to be comic. It is almost inexplicable as to how my opponent could present such an illogical and self-contradictory definition. The definition is solely based upon the idea that man is guilty of a crime that he did not commit. To be guilty of this particular crime would mean man ,in essence, committed the crime itself (eating from the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil). The problem lies at one point - Claiming man is guilty of this crime would be false because only Adam and Eve ate from the tree. So for my opponent to state that the Church teaches that man is guilty of this crime/sin is to say that all men have eaten from the tree! This would be a lie and the Church knows this. The Church knows that to teach that man is guilty of a sin that he did not commit would in essence, be saying : "Man committed a committed sin that he did not commit. " Can you see the blatant contradiction? ! This whole definition is solely based upon this very contradiction. The Church does NOT teach such absurdity! In the preceding round I explained (through Roman Catholic theology) that man is NOT guilty of the COMMITTED sin but, rather the other aspect of the original sin which was the loss of sanctifying grace (inheritance of the sinful nature). NOTE - Read the previous round with the Catholic theological explanation of the doctrine for better understanding of this. (www. avantnews. com/news/587165-limbo-eliminated-status-of-purgatory-in-state-of-limbo ) So yes my opponents version of original sin is truly unjust but, the version as taught by the Church (the definitions I provided in rounds 2 and 3) is just. The justice can be seen in the explanation of the doctrine I provided in the previous round. Hence I shall not go any further with this topic as it has already been dealt with. 2- Council of Trent (1545-1563) My opponent quotes the findings of this council in an attempt to discredit my arguments. This is a very weak argument. the problem with quoting this particular council is that the position that the Church held concerning the fate of dead unbaptized infants has been abrogated. The Church NO LONGER holds the position held at the Council of Trent. Rather it now believes that since God is not bound to his sacraments (which were made for men) which includes baptism, He will use his infinite power and mercy to cleanse the original sin of the unbaptized infants. I already showed that this position is now present in TODAY'S Catechism of the Catholic Church (more specifically CCC 1257,1258,1259 and 1261) 3- Debate topic : "Inherited sin as taught by the Church is false" I want the reader to notice that my opponent has spent all three rebuttal rounds arguing about the definition of original sin and he displays his disagreement of the doctrine ( this argument from opinion ). However not ONCE does he EVER attempt to prove HOW the doctrine is false. My opponent merely makes opinionated claims that the doctrine is false at the end of each of his rebuttal. He never attempts to prove how it is false, he only shows why he BELIVES it is false. The plain truth is that the bible is the focal authoritative source of this debate on christian doctrine. Consequently the only way to prove the doctrine false or true would be to show that the bible either teaches or does not teach original sin. The sad truth for my opponent is that the doctrine of original sin if firmly rooted in the bible and here is the evidence : "For just as through the disobedience of ONE man the MANY were made sinners" (Romans 5:19) "Surely I was sinful AT BIRTH, sinful from the time my mother CONCEIVED me. " (Psalm 51:5) "The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil FROM CHILDHOOD. " (Genesis 8:21) " All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the carvings of our SINFUL NATURE and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were BY NATURE objects of wrath. " (Ephesians 2:3) "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through ONE MAN, and death through sin, an in this way death came to ALL MEN, because ALL sinned - for before the law was given, sin was in the world. " (Romans 5:12) It is blatantly evident that the bible teaches original sin. Thus, original sin is true. The argument rests at this final point. I once again thanks my opponent for inviting me to debate him and I am deeply honored. I hope to debate him again in the future. PLEASE VOTE CON! PLEASE VOTE CON! PLEASE VOTE CON! References : *www. tanbooks. com/doct/convert_catechism. htm *www. scborromeo. org/ccc/p1s2c1p7. htm *www. newadvent. org/cathen/11312a. htm *www. catholicplanet. com/ *www. essentialchristianity. com/pages. asp? pageid=31701 *www. religioustolerance. org/limbo2. htm