Salvation, according to this tradition, is necessary because otherwise the individual is condemned to spend eternity in hell8 , a place of eternal punishment. Born into sin, the sentence of eternal damnation is the fate of every person unless she or he is saved from this fate by being born again through faith in Jesus Christ. All other doctrines are built around a warning of condemnation and a redeeming message of redemption. As the core doctrine, it would be natural that arguments over soteriology would lead to religions schisms. Disagreement over competing notions of salvation led to the split between Catholicism and Protestantism.
Given the stark contrast between heaven and hell as eternal abodes of the soul, serious thinkers have had to grapple with the question What happens to people who, while not saints, nevertheless are generally good people who have never committed any major sins in their lives? Reflection on this problem led to the development of purgatory9, an intermediate realm between heaven and hell. In purgatory, souls are tortured for their sins, but are eventually released and allowed to enter heaven.
阅读自测
Tra nslate Chinese in to English, to lea rn more a bout th e or igina l sin: God created the heavens, earth and all kinds of animals, including two men Adam and Eve. They could eat from any tree, except one, in the Garden of Eden. _____________ Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden? The serpent asked Eve . We may eat the fruit of any tree _____________ . God had even said, You shall not eat it or even touch it, otherwise you die. But the serpent told Eve , Of course you will not die! God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and _____________ . Eve saw the tree was good for good, pleasing to the eyes and desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it, too. Then, the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked._____________ When God came, they hid themselves among the trees of the garden. Where are you? the God asked. I heard you in the garden; but I am afraid. _____________ answered Adam. It was just then God learnt that they had eaten the fruit of the tree in the middle . God was very angry and banished them from the Garden of Eden.
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