Scripture: Romans 5:12-21
Dear Church,
This week at Sin School we turn to the passage in Paul’s letter to the Roman church that we call chapter 5. For millennia, scholars and theologians have been studying these words and then arguing about a concept called Original Sin. I bet you’ve heard of it.
I bet you have questions like what the heck is it? Where did it come from? Is it in me? Can I get rid of it? Why am I responsible for it if it’s something I was born with?
As we said earlier in this worship series, if we turn to the Bible with bad questions, we’ll get bad answers. Paul wasn’t trying to explain the concept of original sin to the believers in Rome, mainly because such a concept didn’t exist!
He was writing this small, struggling community mired in conflict to help them live in peace and unity with one another. And he definitely thought they needed a better understanding of the power and nature of sin in order to flourish.
But he was even more interested in opening their eyes to the power of grace.
This Sunday, I’ll tell you why I don’t think we need to worry about original sin and what Paul’s words help us to see about the power of sin–and the power of grace–instead.
Peace,
Pastor Kate
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