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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026

#12550 What Did Jesus Know as a Child? Original Sin and God’s Love - Jimmy Akin

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“What did Jesus know as a child?” This question opens a discussion about the human experience of Jesus, including insights into what he might have understood at a young age. The conversation also touches on the distinctions between preternatural and supernatural phenomena, as well as the nature of original sin and its implications for humanity. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 10:54 – What did the human Jesus know when he was 5 or 10 years old? 18:30 – Could you explain the differences between preternatural and supernatural? 28:46 – Can demons enter or possess rocks if you put them in a glass jar under the moon during some moon phases? 39:04 – If the serpent in the garden tempting Adam and Eve is figurative, then how did original sin enter humanity? 43:35 – Have you become more of a believer in the Fatima apparition or more skeptical? 50:38 – What is the view of God’s love for us? Is it unconditional love?

“What did Jesus know as a child?” This question opens a discussion about the human experience of Jesus, including insights into what he might have understood at a young age. The conversation also touches on the distinctions between preternatural and supernatural phenomena, as well as the nature of original sin and its implications for humanity. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 10:54 – What did the human Jesus know when he was 5 or 10 years old? 18:30 – Could you explain the differences between preternatural and supernatural? 28:46 – Can demons enter or possess rocks if you put them in a glass jar under the moon during some moon phases? 39:04 – If the serpent in the garden tempting Adam and Eve is figurative, then how did original sin enter humanity? 43:35 – Have you become more of a believer in the Fatima apparition or more skeptical? 50:38 – What is the view of God’s love for us? Is it unconditional love?

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