ORIGINAL SIN · PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Soul Who Sins Shall Die
The Tension
For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
Analysis
Individuals are responsible for their own sins and their consequences.
Perspectives
THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
Physical death is a consequence of sin, but eternal life is granted through Christ's atonement for Original Sin.
THE ISLAMIC POSITION
Only the sinner bears the consequence, opposing the idea that all inherit sin from Adam.
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The Soul Who Sins Shall Die