Sin
According to Christian belief, Act of rebellion or disobedience against the known will of God in Judaism, Christianity or Islam. separates humans from God, bringing lasting punishment and preventing The healing of a broken relationship between people and God.. God gave humans The idea that humans are free to make their own moral choices. so it is up to each person to decide for themselves whether to do good or evil. Only God can solve the problem of humans often choosing to sin. To do this, he offered salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Original Sin
The first book of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) describing the origins of humanity and humans鈥 relationship with God. 3 tells the story of how sin first entered the world when Adam and Eve were To try to persuade someone to do something that they find attractive but know is wrong. by the A figure used to represent evil and who refuses to follow God. in the Garden of Eden. They ate an apple from the A tree in the garden of Eden that Adam and Eve ate from despite being forbidden by God. after God had instructed them not to, and as a result they were To send someone away and refuse to let them return.. Evil had now entered the world - this is known as The transition of the first man and woman from innocent obedience to God to guilty disobedience.. The sinfulness of Adam and Eve caused a separation from God that could have resulted in humanity鈥檚 eternal punishment.
Some Christians believe that all humans are descendants of Adam and Eve. If this is true, then all humans are connected to this first act of disobedience against God, known as The tendency to sin in all human beings, believed to be inherited from Adam, 'the first man'.. Many Christians believe that every person is born with an When something is passed onto someone else. trace of Original Sin, which means that everyone has the ability, or even an urge, to disobey God.
Christianity teaches that God has given humanity the opportunity for salvation from sin through the The belief that God took human form in Jesus Christ. It is also the belief that God in Christ is active in the Church and in the world. and sacrifice of Jesus, the Son of God. The idea of sacrificing an animal or sending it out into the wilderness to make up for the sin of humans is unfamiliar to us today. However, at the time of Jesus, it was well understood as an important part of religious practice.
For Christians, Jesus鈥 sacrifice means that, through faith and good works, human The spiritual part of a human being. It is believed by many that the soul is eternal. can be saved from eternal punishment (or separation from God). They are able to enter Heaven (where they will be in the presence of God).
Christians believe that this process shows that God is The belief that God is all loving. and forgiving as he gave his only son to save humanity.
Question
According to Christian belief, what separates people from God?
Sin. Humans have free will and can choose to do things that go against God鈥檚 will. These actions are called 鈥榮in鈥.