The Hamartiology

The Hamartiology

  • Submitted By: polaritz
  • Date Submitted: 03/07/2009 2:26 PM
  • Category: English
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Under the view of anthropology, I believe that God created man and woman on the sixth day of creation. We are all made in the image of God according to Genesis 1:26, “Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” The study of anthropology is very important because of its relationship with the Christian doctrine. If God did not create man, then that means Christianity is just a fake religion. The Bible would just be a normal book with interesting stories.
Hamartiology is another topic that is very interesting because it is the study of sin. I believe that we are all born with sin and no one is exempt from a sinless life because of Adam and Eve. They committed sin while they were in the Garden of Eden. The Garden of Eden is a sacred holy place. The lust of flesh, eyes, and the pride of life were some of the causes of the fall. In Genesis 3:6, it says, “The woman saw the tree was good for food.” God clearly states in Genesis 2:17 that, “The tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.” The serpent, Satan, wanted to lead them astray by tempting them into sin and go against God because the serpent wants revenge. Comparing it to present day, sin is constantly surrounding us. On the topic of “Is there a greater sin”, I am currently in a gray area. I am unable to explain myself in what I believe because every time I come across this question, I seem to get different answers that lead to nowhere. In the human world, sin is determined to have consequences, but at a different level. Stealing may cause the person to be fined a certain amount, but murder may cause a person to be imprisoned or even persecuted. However, God is gracious enough to send His only begotten Son to die for our sins that we may have eternal life. If we believe in Him, we will not perish and have...