ORIGINAL SIN
(Based on Ezekiel 14 & 33)
Sin began with Adam and Eve,
But we each account for our own.
When deeds are judged, whether good or bad,
I shall reap only what I have sown.
The soul who sees his father’s sins,
But chooses not to repeat them,
Will not have to die for his father’s sins;
God above will judge only him.
If a good and righteous man,
Does what is just and right,
He will live eternally,
When favor is found in God’s sight.
But if a man becomes wicked,
His good deeds will not be remembered.
He will fall from grace and then,
From Christ’s body will be dismembered.
The righteous God will gladly give credit,
And He’ll charge the wicked man.
But if the wicked man turns from sin,
God forgives, as only He can.
Adam’s sin doesn’t make us sinners,
For if that concept is true,
The fact that Christ was righteous,
Would make us all righteous, too.
Becky Wall
Note: Christ can make us holy and righteous when we repent and are baptized to arise to a new life with all sins forgiven and the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide us in the future. But we are not automatically righteous just because Christ was. We do not inherit Adam's sin but we are destined to sin because all people sin, even after repentance and baptism. But it is important to strive for perfection, to pray for strength to overcome temptation, and to repent when we do sin.
