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For the most part, there is barely a trace of the concept of original sin among the early apostolic fathers, who believed that no sin could prevent man from choosing good over evil by his own free will. | For the most part, there is barely a trace of the concept of original sin among the early apostolic fathers, who believed that no sin could prevent man from choosing good over evil by his own free will. | ||
Early theologians had toyed with the idea that man’s wretched state of affairs is somehow related to the Fall of [[Adam and Eve]] in the Garden. But it was Saint Augustine (<small>A</small>.<small>D</small>. 354–430) who fashioned it into what remains a cornerstone of Christian theology—original sin. | Early theologians had toyed with the idea that man’s wretched state of affairs is somehow related to the Fall of [[Adam and Eve]] in the [[Garden of Eden|Garden]]. But it was Saint Augustine (<small>A</small>.<small>D</small>. 354–430) who fashioned it into what remains a cornerstone of Christian theology—original sin. | ||
Bad things happen to good people because all people are bad by nature, Augustine argued, and the only chance for them to overcome this natural wickedness is to access God’s grace through the Church. As Augustine wrote, “No one will be good who was not first of all wicked.”<ref>Augustine, ''City of God'' 15.1, in Schaff, Philip, ed., ''A Select Library of Nicene and PostNicene Fathers of the Christian Church'', 1st ser. (Reprint. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1979–80), 2:285.</ref> | Bad things happen to good people because all people are bad by nature, Augustine argued, and the only chance for them to overcome this natural wickedness is to access God’s grace through the Church. As Augustine wrote, “No one will be good who was not first of all wicked.”<ref>Augustine, ''City of God'' 15.1, in Schaff, Philip, ed., ''A Select Library of Nicene and PostNicene Fathers of the Christian Church'', 1st ser. (Reprint. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1979–80), 2:285.</ref> | ||
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== The real original sin == | == The real original sin == | ||
The ascended masters teach that the [[fallen angel]]s are the original sinners, who committed the original sin against God by challenging the [[Divine Mother]] and the Divine Manchild. They have led the children of God into paths of sinfulness in order to convince them that they are “sinners” and hence, unworthy to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. | The ascended masters teach that the [[fallen angel]]s are the original sinners, who committed the original sin against God by challenging the [[Divine Mother]] and the [[Divine Manchild]]. They have led the children of God into paths of sinfulness in order to convince them that they are “sinners” and hence, unworthy to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. | ||
The Luciferians propounded the lie that sex is the original sin in order to keep the light of mankind veiled in the sin consciousness, to keep their attention (hence the [[Kundalini|serpentine force]]) constantly revolving around sex as the forbidden fruit. The Luciferians did not want mankind to know that it was their rejection of the Christ that caused them to fall, for if mankind knew this, they could and would accept the redemption of Jesus the Christ, of the Christ Self and of the Initiator Lord Maitreya. Thus they would return to the glory that they knew in the beginning before the world was. | The Luciferians propounded the lie that sex is the original sin in order to keep the light of mankind veiled in the sin consciousness, to keep their attention (hence the [[Kundalini|serpentine force]]) constantly revolving around sex as the forbidden fruit. The Luciferians did not want mankind to know that it was their rejection of the Christ that caused them to fall, for if mankind knew this, they could and would accept the redemption of Jesus the Christ, of the Christ Self and of the Initiator Lord Maitreya. Thus they would return to the glory that they knew in the beginning before the world was. | ||