ST212: Systematic Theology — Hamartiology — The Fall, Original Sin, and Human Depravity

This episode examines the theological transition from humanity’s original dignity to its current state of radical corruption and spiritual rebellion. By analyzing ancient linguistic terms and the historical narrative of the Fall, the text defines sin not as a minor error, but as a pervasive structural condition that has fundamentally ruptured the human relationship with God. The curriculum details how the imputation of guilt and the inheritance of a fallen nature affect every human faculty, a state known as total depravity which renders individuals unable to achieve their own restoration. Ultimately, this exploration serves to highlight the dire necessity for divine intervention, pointing toward the Protoevangelium as the first promise of a redeemer who will eventually overcome this universal ruin.