sin of Adam
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Despite the original sin of Adam and Eve discussed in the Christian and Jewish Bible and the fall from grace that this entails, Augustine held that it is within our power to choose the good.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Augustine more than any other writer defined Roman Catholic teaching on the Trinity, conditions for waging a "just war" and the "original sin" of Adam and Eve that corrupts all humanity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hath that one sin of Adam made that glorious person so deformed, that he could not look on himself, but cover himself?
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
Again, the earth did not do its whole duty in connection with the sin of Adam.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta
Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, came to wash away the defilement from our souls and to restore us to that Divine friendship which we had lost by the sin of Adam.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James
