The Origin of All Your Sin

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 36—especially explaining how our sin in Adam is both our first sin and the origin of all of our other sins. Q36. What is that sinful nature which we inherit from Adam called? Original sin. The lesson centers on the doctrine of original sin, emphasizing that humanity's sinfulness, contracted in Adam, is not merely a pattern of behavior but our very nature, which is inherently corrupt and deserving of divine judgment. The teaching challenges the notion that mere desires or inclinations are innocent, affirming instead that even the inclination to sin is sinful and requires forgiveness. The remedy is found in being transferred from the first Adam into the second Adam—Jesus Christ—Whose righteousness is both imputed to our account and imparted to our character.