INVESTIGATING THE FALL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Hamartiology (from Greek: ἁμαρτία, hamartia, "missing the mark, error" and -λογια, - logia, "study“) INVESTIGATING THE FALL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

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Hamartiology - OBJECTIVES After completing this segment, you will be able to: 1. Articulate the importance of Hamartiology. 2. Describe the basic terminology that relates to the topic under investigation. 3. Compare and contrast the various opinions on the topic of the Hamartiology. 4. Explain what the various sections of the Bible say about the Hamartiology. 5. Correlate the gathered biblical information to create scriptural conclusions. Also, you will use the formulated conclusions to assess the various perspectives and to identify the correct view. 6. Utilize the tool of apologetics to defend the biblical view of the Hamartiology. 7. Apply the acquired truths with the aim of glorifying God.

I. Preliminary Questions

II. Basic Terms Civil Righteousness Coram Deo (before God) Coram Mundo (before the world) Ability of Unbelievers

II. Basic Terms 2. Donum Superadditum (Latin – Added Gift) Roman Catholicism The belief that God gave a supernatural gift of righteousness to aid the pre-fallen Image Bearers. This “likeness” of God was lost after the fall; however, the Imago Dei was retained.

II. Basic Terms 3. Federal Headship A.K.A - Representative headship Belief - Adam was the covenantal or legal representative of the human race. Application - When Adam fell into sin, all of humanity fell into sin; the human race inherited Adam’s guilt and depravity.

II. Basic Terms 4. Immaculate Conception Not referring to the birth of Jesus Referring to the birth of Mary Mary was unaffected by sin during her conception Saint Anne, Mary’s mom, was supernaturally aided during birth to preserve Mary from the consequences of original sin. Celebrated on December 8th

II. Basic Terms 5. Natural Headship A.K.A. - The seminal view The perspective believes that traducianism is correct. Traducianism explains both … how the consequences of original sin were passed down from Adam to his posterity … and how all humanity, in seed form, was with Adam when he sinned.

II. Basic Terms 6. Original Sin – This theological concept describes the corrupt spiritual nature that is present within humanity BECAUSE OF Adam’s rebellion against God. G. K. Chesterton once noted that "Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian theology which can really be proved" (Orthodoxy, chap. 2). He saw original sin as the one Christian doctrine that is empirically verifiable and validated by 3500 years of human history.

II. Basic Terms 7. Prevenient Grace – Arminian Doctrine on the nature of saving grace Saving Grace = Resistible Traditional Arminians Wesleyans