CALL SIN BY NAME!
February 16, 2018
QUESTION?
If baptism forgives Original Sin, then why does Original Sin transfer to our children?
ANSWER!
Read CCC 404 & 405.
QUESTION?
Baltimore Catechism 57. What has happened to us on account of the sin of Adam?
ANSWER!
On account of the sin of Adam, we, his descendants, come into the world deprived of sanctifying grace and inherit his punishment, as we would have inherited his gifts had he been obedient to God.
B.C. 58. What is this sin in us called?
This sin in us is called original sin.
B.C. 59. Why is this sin called original?
This sin is called original because it comes down to us through our origin, or descent, from Adam.