Volume 2 · CenteredLesson 18About 23 minutes

Augustine and the Weight of Sin

Were you taught that a newborn baby is guilty before God?

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The center · Matthew 18:3

³and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Many Christians were taught some version of it. We are born sinners. Even a newborn carries Adam's guilt and stands condemned before God until something washes it away. Some churches teach it gently, some with fire, and some only in the fine print of a creed.

Look at this one carefully, because it shapes how you see yourself and every child you love. Hold it up against what Jesus did when people brought him their babies. You don't need anyone's permission to follow him, inside a church or outside one, and you can read this scene for yourself.