Term

Inherited sin

The guilt and tendency to sin that all people inherit because of Adam's sin.

Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology

Definition

The guilt and the tendency to sin that all people inherit because of Adam's sin.

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Sources

  1. 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