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== Implications ==

== Implications ==

=== The First Sin ===

=== The First Sin ===

The [[Creation]] story ends with God's evaluation of the earth:{{Bible quote|And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=31|version=KJV}}

The [[Creation]] story ends with God's evaluation of the earth:{{Bible quote|And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=31|version=KJV}}

== Popular Misconceptions ==

== Popular Misconceptions ==

Many persons, not necessarily in other religious traditions, confuse sin with ''wickedness.'' Wickedness is deliberate, intentional wrongdoing. A wicked person does more than merely miss the target--he deliberately aims wide of it as if out of spite. In any case, not being wicked is not enough. But since man cannot be perfect, he needs a substitutionary sacrifice--namely, that which [[Jesus]] provided.

Many persons, not necessarily in other religious traditions, confuse sin with ''wickedness.'' Wickedness is deliberate, intentional wrongdoing. A wicked person does more than merely miss the target--he deliberately aims wide of it as if out of spite. In any case, not being wicked is not enough. Since man cannot be perfect, he needs a substitutionary sacrifice--namely, that which [[Jesus]] provided.

Many religions include elaborate codes of conduct that represent attempts to present people with a target they can hit on their own power. But according to Fundamentalism, ''no one'' can hit God's target. Salvation from sin is by grace alone, through faith in [[Jesus Christ]], Who ''alone'' can say on anyone's behalf, "I paid his penalty in full, and I move that his deeds be stricken from the record."

Many religions include elaborate codes of conduct that represent attempts to present people with a target they can hit on their own power. But according to Fundamentalism, ''no one'' can hit God's target - to live without sinning requires total perfection of thought and deed, a standard no human has any possibility of achieving. Salvation from sin is by grace alone, through faith in [[Jesus Christ]], Who ''alone'' can say on anyone's behalf, "I paid his penalty in full, and I move that his deeds be stricken from the record."

== Related References ==

== Related References ==