Term
inherited corruption
Also known as original pollution
The sinful nature or tendency to sin inherited by all people due to Adam's sin; also called original pollution.
Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology
Definition
The sinful nature, or the tendency to sin, which all people inherit because of Adam's sin. Also called original pollution.
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- Narrower than
- Inherited sinTerm
- Synonym of
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 24COriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 24C.
Last revised August 14, 2026