Oedipus Original Sin Essay

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Ancestral sin as some may know as original sin is the fall or curse of man back in the Garden of Eden and that men are born into a fallen world. It is said that the sins of the father were hereditary and would be passed on to the sons. In the case of his father Laius, Oedipus was born in sin and the sins of his father were ultimately passed on to him. The Bible says, “Sin entered through one man and so does death”. Sin has consequences; sin is universal and so is punishment for our sins are universal. Truthfully God does not send people to hell because they sin but reject his son Jesus. Sadly, Oedipus put his faith in Greek gods that could not offer him salvation or give him eternal life. Fearfully, many non- believers do not believe in hell much less …show more content…

The doctrine of the original sin and damnation is not hard to comprehend, but for some, it is hard to accept because how can God condemn a person for the sins of his father. The unsaved are not innocent because they do not know the laws in which they violate, scripture is clear in stating, “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can see his invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God (New Living Translation, Romans 1:20)”.God is not unjust in sending sinners to hell, salvation has been extended to all who accept his son. “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved (New International Version, Romans 10:9)”. After hearing the Blind Prophet, Tiresias, Oedipus new his fate, and that was that Laius would be killed by his son and he would marry his mother. Tiresias told Oedipus that he was the” scourge of his flesh and he would be whipped from the land one day”. The day he found out about the truth of his marriage would bring about his birth and his

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