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According to [[Christian]] theology, '''Original [[Sin#Meaning of sin|sin]]''' is the state of being sinful into which all people are born as descendants of Adam.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+51%3A5&version=RSVCE Psalm 51:5]</ref> Original sin refers to the very first [[sin]], committed by [[Lucifer]], wanting to replace [[God]] with himself. [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] soon followed when they replaced God's command with [[Satan]]'s [[deception]]. Original sin is sometimes referred to as "[[Fall of man|the Fall]]". [[St. Augustine]] added theological explanation to the original sin that is described in the [[Bible]]; he attributes the sin to [[pride]] - thinking you are something you are not.<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/1958072/St._Augustines_Doctrine_of_Original_Sin St. Augustine's Doctrine of Original Sin, Jesse Couenhoven, Villanova University - ''Augustine Studies'' 36:2 (2005) 359-396 (academia.edu)]</ref> [[Anselm]] explained that Original sin made the [[Resurrection]] necessary. There is no concept of Original sin in Jewish theology.{{fact}}

According to [[Christian]] theology, '''Original [[Sin#Meaning of sin|sin]]''' is the state of being sinful into which all people are born as descendants of Adam.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+51%3A5&version=RSVCE Psalm 51:5]</ref> Original sin refers to the very first [[sin]], committed by [[Lucifer]], wanting to replace [[God]] with himself. [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] soon followed when they chose to replace God's command with [[Satan]]'s [[deception]]. Original sin is sometimes referred to as "[[Fall of man|the Fall]]". [[St. Augustine]] added theological explanation to the original sin that is described in the [[Bible]]; he attributes the sin to [[pride]] - thinking you are something you are not.<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/1958072/St._Augustines_Doctrine_of_Original_Sin St. Augustine's Doctrine of Original Sin, Jesse Couenhoven, Villanova University - ''Augustine Studies'' 36:2 (2005) 359-396 (academia.edu)]</ref> The [[Psalmist]] wrote, "Pride goeth before the fall."<ref> Proverbs 16:18</ref> [[Anselm]] explained that Original sin made the [[Resurrection]] necessary. There is no concept of Original sin in Jewish theology.{{fact}}

 

In the [[Old Testament]], the serpent entices the woman with a [[lie]] to disbelieve God and eat of the [[forbidden fruit]], and her husband who is with her also disobediently eats of it: <br> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A16-17&version=RSVCE Genesis 2:16-17]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A4-6&version=RSVCE 3:4-6], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A17-19&version=RSVCE 17-19]; in the [[Septuagint]] Old Testament also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Wisdom+2%3A23-24&version=RSVCE Wisdom 2:23-24].<br>Compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A2&version=RSVCE Revelation 20:2] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A13-15&version=RSVCE James 1:13-15].

In the [[Old Testament]], the serpent entices the woman with a [[lie]] to disbelieve God and eat of the [[forbidden fruit]], and her husband who is with her also disobediently eats of it: <br> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A16-17&version=RSVCE Genesis 2:16-17]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A4-6&version=RSVCE 3:4-6], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A17-19&version=RSVCE 17-19]; in the [[Septuagint]] Old Testament also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Wisdom+2%3A23-24&version=RSVCE Wisdom 2:23-24].<br>Compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A2&version=RSVCE Revelation 20:2] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A13-15&version=RSVCE James 1:13-15].