INTRODUCTION

 

Part One: Examining the Doctrine of Original Sin

1. Are Men Born Sinners?

2. Proof-texts Used to Support the Doctrine of Original Sin

3. The Origin and History of the Doctrine of Original Sin

4. The Bible Doctrine of Sin

 

Part Two: Answering the Christian's Objections

5. Objections Answered

6. How a False Doctrine Could Persist so Long

 

Part Three: Implications of a False Doctrine

7. Thirteen Reasons Why the Doctrine of Original Sin Is False

 

Part Four: Insurmountable Problems of a False Doctrine

8. The Great Problem of Original Sin

9. Original Sin Makes God Inconsistent and Imperfect

10. Jesus Was a Man

11. Can Christians Live Without Sin?

12. God Hates False Doctrine

13. Footnotes for Text

14 Bibliography

 

Appendices

Appendix A: The Nature and Attributes of Sin

Appendix B: The "Age of Accountability"

Appendix C: The Rational Moral Nature of Man

Appendix D: The Bible and Man's Rational Moral Nature

Appendix E: Temptation: the Occasion to all Sin

Appendix F: The Folly of Taking Text out of Context

Appendix G: Bible Texts Can Be Used to Prove Lies

 

Anthology

Excerpts from Charles G. Finney's Sermon

Excerpts from Charles G. Finney's An Autobiography

Excerpts from Charles G. Finney's Lectures on Systematic Theology

Excerpts from Henry C. Sheldon's System of Christian Doctrine

Excerpts from Moses Stuart's Commentary on Romans

Excerpts from Albert Barnes' Notes on the Epistle to the Romans

Footnotes for Anthology