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Ellen Gould White über: "It concerns the concept of original sin; unfortunately, in popular usage it is interpreted as "foreign guilt" without defining the term. Luther and Calvin interpreted this term correctly, but this is not consistently understood by their followers. Has Ellen White addressed this in her writings, and if so, did she also refer to Calvin and Luther regarding their interpretations of the term?"
Answer
The provided quotations contain no direct statement from Ellen White on the term “original sin” and no reference to Luther or Calvin regarding their specific interpretation of this term. While there are mentions of Luther in other contexts – such as his spiritual struggle in Erfurt or the doctrine of justification by faith – the doctrine of original sin itself is not discussed. Calvin is also not mentioned by name in the presented quotations.
Ellen White speaks about the weakened human nature after the fall and the origin of sin, but does not define the theological term “original sin” or comment on Luther’s and Calvin’s interpretations of it.
Luther's Spiritual Struggle
»It was the same struggle that Luther experienced in his cell in Erfurt. It was the same question that tormented his soul: “How can a person be righteous before God?”«
The Weakened Human Nature After the Fall
»Through disobedience his [human] powers were perverted, and selfishness replaced love. His nature was so weakened by the transgression that, by his own strength, it was impossible for him to resist the power of evil.«
Definition of Sin
»Our only definition of sin is the one given in the Word of God; it is “the transgression of the law”; it is the operation of a principle that is at war with the great law of love, which forms the basis of divine governance.«
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