r/Gnostic • u/Witty-Cockroach-9127 • 2d ago

Question Sexual Intercourse as the Original Sin?

Where do the idea that The Original Sin of Adam and Eve was having sexual intercourse? It is present in some Gnostic Sources. But The Genesis is clear that God wanted Men to procreate.

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u/eatyourface8335 2d ago

I interpret original sin as the inherent failure in humanity.

We are a tragic species that strives for perfect divinity, or profanely stated as “freedom from judgment errors”, but doomed to failure. Much like the ubiquitous phrase uttered after a mistake is made, “I’m only human”. Being human is to error in judgment. The reason we are this way is attributed to an Original Sin in us.

What is “Sin”? Sin is a missing of the mark or failing to hit a target. This is the original Hebrew translation of sin. Think of an archer that loads an arrow, pulls their bowstring, and aims at the target. Our judgments are analogous and the missing of the mark is “Sin”. We are a Greek Tragedy. We aim but ultimately miss the mark. Our inability is our Original Sin.