ORIGINAL SIN · FREE WILL
The Law Is Not Beyond Reach
The Tension
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven... No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
Analysis
God's laws are accessible and doable, indicating humans can obey without inherited sin.
Perspectives
THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
The law points out sin; only through Jesus can we truly fulfill it, overcoming Original Sin.
THE ISLAMIC POSITION
God's commands are within human ability to follow, opposing the idea that sin is inevitable due to Original Sin.
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The Law Is Not Beyond Reach