ORIGINAL SIN By: Qazi Ghulam Mustafa

Through out the history of mankind, it has been observed that human
beings, belonging to any race any community have worshiped God, despite
of choices they have made for selecting their God. Some worship one True
God, some bow down to fire and sun etc.

In the very same manner, there has always been the concept of the
presence of ‘SATAN’, who has been struggling to destroy the piece of the
World and astray mankind from the path of God. His struggle of provoking
starts since we take our first breath, due to which people involve in the
sins and forget the righteous way told by The Creator of this World.

Based on these realities, people have adopted idea that since they are
sinful from the very early age so they are born in sin and they name the
idea as ORIGINAL SIN. They further reason mankind have inherited sin from
their parents Adam and Eve as they committed sin in the Heaven by eating
from the tree which was forbidden by God. This story is told by our
Christian brethren and they quote this from their holy book The Bible
(Genesis 2:17).

WHAT DO CHRISTIANS SAY

Mr. Ginger Ketting – Weller in his “Why Jesus had to die” says that “death
is the consequence of disobedience in God’s law”. He continues “if God
had not thought ahead, He would have been on a very difficult spot …..
the consequence was sure, He (God) would lose these two beloved
rebellious children of His – for eternity”. Hence God went through His
alternate plan as Mr. Ginger claims that God said “I will take the
consequence, I will pay the price”.
 The question arises, if God took the consequence and paid the price, why
He punished Adam and Eve then and why He sent them on Earth.
Furthermore, we are told that God doer of all things and He has power
over all things, couldn’t He just forgive His children for the mistake they
make unintentionally. Our Christian brethren also boast that God is so
loving, so caring and so forgiving. Yes He is, He is so forgiving that He was
prepared to sacrifice ‘His own innocent son’ (as Christians say), but He
was not prepared to forgive our parents who admitted their mistake and
asked for forgiveness. Seems like Jesus was not sent to Earth because of
the sin of Adam and Eve but God had them sin to kill ‘His son’ or may be
God was helpless in that situation as Mr. Ginger says that “God cannot
undo Universal law”.

CAN GOD UNDO UNIVERSAL LAW ??

1. When Moses escaped from Egypt with his people and came to the
river, God helped Moses and commanded the water to give smooth dry
path to Moses and Children of Israel and it did so. Moses and his people
crossed the river without even having their cloths wet. However, universal
law for water is to flow and to drown not to stand firm like mountains and
give crossways. So, God broke His law to help Moses.

2. We remember the story of Jonah, that God commanded him to go to

Nenevah and he presumptuously went to Jopah. At sea there was a strike
and he was thrown in the sea and a fish gobbled Jonah. Now, when a fish
gobbles man, he has to die; you must agree!! That is a Universal Law. But
when fish gobbled Jonah, God saved him, as we are told in the Book of
Jonah (Bible). The fish took him round the ocean for three days and three
nights (Book of Jonah) and vomited him Alive on the third day. Again God
was very well able to undo His Universal Law to save his beloved Prophet,
even after his rebellion and disobedience. Do you see any special
difference between the disobedience of Adam and Jonah??????

These were only a few examples from the Bible but there are many more
stories where God broke His own laws as and when He wanted. If He can
undo His laws for His Prophets (who are sons of Adam), then why not for
Adam?? It was much simpler to forgive Adam instead of scarifying “His
innocent son”, except, He just wanted “His son” to be sacrificed. It is not
the quality of God to be on difficult spot as Mr. Ginger says.

THE STATEMENT OF PROOF THEY PRODUCE

To support their idea of original sin and Jesus’ sacrifice they quote from
their Holy Book:
 1. “Then said Jesus, father, forgive them, for they know not what
they do”.
(LUKE
23:34)

Jews were not committing any sin while crucifying Jesus as it was
not their choice at all, they were just fulfilling the Plan of God (as
such they were helping God to get His plan completed). But
Christian brethren believe that they committed sin by crucifying
Jesus and as such they will all go to hell. However, God needed
someone on the earth to execute His plan of killing “His innocent
son” and His plan was to redeem mankind from the sin, yet He
Himself involved Jews in the assassination of Jesus. If they have to
go to hell, then what was the point of all this sacrifice? Seems like
God failed in His plan.

Besides, this statement is only quoted by Luke, whereas no other

Gospel writer (Mathew, Mark and John) has ever heard these words
of Jesus and Luke was not even the selected disciple of Jesus Christ.

Furthermore, in the “New King James Version” (Copyright by

Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1984) we are told that these words are
“NOT IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT” of the Greek manuscripts of St.
Luke. In other words these words have been fabricated by some
other gentleman.

2. “It is expedient that one man should die for the people, and that
the whole nation perish not”
(JOHN
11:50)

This is a statement of High Priest of Jews on account of having

personal leadership / religious problems with Jesus, as Jesus was
causing harm to his established position amongst Jews. Hence being
scared of Jesus’ popularity among the ordinary men he was of the
opinion that this man must die to save his fellowmen from the
magic of this man. This statement does not support the idea of
God’s plan, this statement might have meant something if this was
uttered by disciples of Jesus, which is not the case now.

We are in an amazing situation that God did not forget to inspire Mathew,
Mark, Luke and John that “His son” rode donkey in Jerusalem but He
forgot to tell the contract between God and “His son”, the existence of
original sin and ascension of Jesus.

ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST

The idea of original sin and sacrifice of Jesus is only supported by Mark and
Luke. In the King James Version there are only two places where ascension
of Jesus Christ is mentioned and the pen of Mathew and John had never
touched the topic what so ever.

The ascension of Jesus is mentioned in the references below:

 Mark 16:19
 Luke 24-51

The King James Version was revised in 1952 by 32 scholars of highest

eminence backed by 50 cooperative denominations and they produced
Revised Standard Version and they told in its preface:

“Yet King James Version has grave defects…. And

these defects are so many and so serious as to call
for a revision” (Preface, RSV)

So they revised it. In that revision they threw out the verses of ascension
mentioned by Mark and Luke as a fabrication. Amazing, the ascension was
mentioned only twice in the 73 books of Roman Catholics and 66 books of
Protestant Bible and that was deleted. In other words there is no ascension
in the Bible.

LAW OF GOD

Every religion on the face of Earth say that God is Oft-Forgiving. You
commit sin and repent; God will show His Grace and forgive. But
Christianity in the only religion that came up with the idea of non-forgiving
God as He was not able to forgive our parents and listen their repentance.

Well this is just an idea of few people like Mr. Ginger, the law of God is
totally different. As we are told that God has set the laws in the very
beginning, likewise He had already fixed the law for the punishment of
sinner and forgiveness of repenter.

God says in the Book of Ezekiel:

 “The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear
the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the
iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall
be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon
him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he
hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that
which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not
die.”

(EZEKIEL 18:20-21)

These are only two verses which gives outline of God’s forgiveness and the
law of punishment, but you need to read the complete chapter and believe
me this will throw original sin out of your brain.

This is common sense as well that how God can hold me responsible for
the sin of Adam when they never asked me before eating that fruit. So
Ezekiel 18:20 gives a vivid picture that no one accountable for others sins,
in other words there is no original sin.

TAKE YOUR CHOICE

Islam rejects the idea of God being on difficult spot:

“When He (Allah) hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it,

'Be,' and it is”
(Al-Quran 3:47)

“In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful”

(Every chapter of Quran starts with this verse)

"Indeed your Lord is the Doer of what He wills"

(Al-Quran 11:107)

"Allah wants ease for you and does not want difficulty for
you." (Al-Quran 2:185)

“Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-

subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His
are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can
intercede in His presence except as He permits? He knows
what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind
them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except
 as He wills. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and
the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving
them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).”
(Al-Quran 2:255)

Now take your choice, God of Quran, Who has power over all matters, Who
is so merciful, and Who loves us so much or the God of Bible who stuck
even on the forgiveness of a little mistake.