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  2. Incarnation (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    The noun incarnation derives from the ecclesiastical Latin verb incarno, itself derived from the prefix in-and caro, "flesh", meaning "to make into flesh" or, in the passive, "to be made flesh". The verb incarno does not occur in the Latin Bible but the term is drawn from the Gospel of John 1:14 " et Verbum caro factum est " ( Vulgate ), King ...

  3. Christian views on sin - Wikipedia

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    Sin of a mortal character is always committed with the consent of reason: "Because the consummation of sin is in the consent of reason"'. (cf. STh II–IIae q.35 a.3) Venial and mortal sins can be compared to sickness and death. While venial sin impairs full healthy activity of a person, mortal sin destroys the principle of spiritual life in ...

  4. Incarnation - Wikipedia

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    Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It is the conception and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form [ 1 ] or an anthropomorphic form of a god. [ 2 ] It is used to mean a god , deity , or Divine Being in human or animal form on Earth.

  5. Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    The incarnation is a fundamental theological teaching of orthodox (Nicene) Christianity, based on its understanding of the New Testament. The incarnation represents the belief that Jesus, who is the non-created second hypostasis of the triune God, took on a human body and nature and became both man and God.

  6. Christian demonology - Wikipedia

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    The incarnation of the demons has been a problem in Christian demonology and theology since early times. A very early form of the incarnation of demons was the idea of demonic possession , trying to explain that a demon entered the body of a person with some purpose or simply to punish that one for some allegedly committed sin.

  7. Catholic hamartiology - Wikipedia

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    Hieronymus Bosch's The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things. Catholic hamartiology is a branch of Catholic thought that studies sin.According to the Catholic Church, sin is an "utterance, deed, or desire," [1] caused by concupiscence, [2] that offends God, reason, truth, and conscience. [3]

  8. Original sin - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of the sin of Adam and Eve (The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens). Original sin (Latin: peccatum originale) in Christian theology refers to the condition of sinfulness that all humans share, which is inherited from Adam and Eve due to the Fall, involving the loss of original righteousness and the distortion of the Image of God. [1]

  9. Sin - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of the sin of Adam and Eve (The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens) In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. [1] Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any ...