Eastern Catholics

[Apotheoun]

[quote name='kenrockthefirst' post='1416706' date='Nov 9 2007, 02:13 PM']In light of that, the work of Jesus on the Cross seems to make sense only in light of Original Sin, i.e. human beings are inherently sinful and by nature separated from God.[/quote]
If man is inherently sinful, God, who creates man's nature, would be the cause of sin.

The crucifixion is only properly understood in the light of the incarnation. Moreover, in the Eastern tradition Christ came primarily to save man from death, for as the Byzantine liturgy proclaims at the Pascha, "Christ is risen from the dead, by death He conquered death, and to those in the graves He granted life."

Edited November 10, 2007 by Apotheoun

[Dave]

I'm bumping this because I for one want to hear more.

[Apotheoun]

Below is a link to an excerpt from Fr. Meyendorff's book "Byzantine Theology," which explains the Eastern understanding of effects of the ancestral sin:

[url="http://www.geocities.com/apotheoun/original_sin"]Original Sin in the Byzantine Tradition - by Fr. John Meyendorff[/url]