Are Men Born Sinners?

The Myth of Original Sin

Written by A. T. Overstreet

Copyright (c) 1995 by A. T. Overstreet

Used by Permission

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Title Page
• 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

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