And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
(1 John 2:2) NKJV
- If Jesus blood washed us from our sins, why are we still told that we are born in Original Sin?
Original sin is why mankind is in a fallen state. However, that’s not our fault. We’re born into this system but we’re not going to be held accountable for it. We have our own sin which is why we’re under the judgment of God.
Jesus blood washes us clean of our sin, by imputing his righteousness to us, when we accept him as our savior. It’s available to everyone but it’s not automatic. We have to acknowledge that we’re sinners and that we need a savior.
We’re going to continue to sin (it’s unavoidable) but Jesus death, burial and resurrection took place before we were born and it’s sufficient to cover all of our sin, and the sins of the whole world, both those we committed before we knew him, and those we’ll commit after.
We see in the question a similar failure to comprehend the relationship between cause and effect. Jesus blood was the offering which God accepted in payment for our sin, before we had ever committed them. That doesn’t mean that Jesus shedding his blood means our sin doesn’t exist.
Matty (Headwind) 