Here are a few core Scriptures that support the doctrine of original sin:
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Romans 5:12 — “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.”
This verse clearly shows that Adam’s sin had consequences for all humanity—not just death, but a sinful condition. -
Psalm 51:5 — “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
David isn’t saying his mother sinned in bearing him, but that he himself was sinful from the start. -
Ephesians 2:1-3 — “You were dead in the trespasses and sins… by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.”
“By nature” points to an inherited condition, not just personal wrongdoing. -
Genesis 8:21 — “…the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth.”
Even after the flood, the human heart remained corrupted from an early age.