Sin death and beyond
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SIN, DEATH AND BEYOND: M.M.NINAN<br />
Spirit. Rejected in this connection are the Pelagians <strong>and</strong> others who deny that original sin is<br />
sin, for they hold that natural man is made righteous by his own powers, thus disparaging the<br />
sufferings <strong>and</strong> merit of Christ.”<br />
Luther, however, also agreed with the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception<br />
(that Mary was conceived free from original sin) by saying:<br />
“[Mary] is full of grace, proclaimed to be entirely without sin. God's grace fills her with<br />
everything good <strong>and</strong> makes her devoid of all evil. God is with her, meaning that all she did or<br />
left undone is divine <strong>and</strong> the action of God in her. Moreover, God guarded <strong>and</strong> protected her<br />
from all that might be hurtful to he”r.<br />
This is because Mary’s inherited original sin would still be in Jesus<br />
John Calvin (1509–1564) developed a systematic theology of Calvinism by his interpretation<br />
of Augustine of Hippo's notion of original sin. Calvin believed that humans inherit Adamic guilt<br />
<strong>and</strong> are in a state of sin from the moment of conception. This inherently sinful nature (the basis<br />
for the Calvinistic doctrine of "total depravity") results in a complete alienation from God <strong>and</strong><br />
the total inability of humans to achieve reconciliation with God based on their own abilities. Not<br />
only do individuals inherit a sinful nature due to Adam's fall, but since he was the federal head<br />
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