ORIGINAL SIN 
To understand the concept of original sin, it is necessary to first review the following links for understanding of the spiritual meaning of the Genesis story:

Putting this all together, we have the definition of sin: Eating the spoken or written words of anyone other than God or his anointed spokespersons. This is useful instruction only if we are able to distinguish between the two kinds of trees. As the Bible says, both trees appeared to be good for food. Just like Adam and Eve had freedom to choose between the two trees, we also have a choice. If we don’t know how to tell the difference, there is a very good chance that we will choose the wrong tree. And that is what happens when people choose religion.

Here is what we need to know so that we will not choose wrongly:

Trees of Life

• • God is the original Tree of Life because he has the words that lead to spiritual life. 
  • God’s spoken words are good, spiritual food.
  • People who are born again by the spirit of God are also Trees of Life because they are created from the spiritual seed of the Tree of Life.
  • When God creates a new Tree of Life, he gives that person a new heart. See this link for characteristics of  a clean, pure heart.
  • True prophets are also called angels, messiahs, high priests, witnesses, and warriors. They are all born by the spirit of God. Because they have God’s spiritual seed in them, they also speak words that lead to spiritual life. Their written and spoken words lead to spiritual life. What they speak and write comes from their hearts because God has written his laws on their hearts.
  • See this link for instruction on how to identify Trees of Life.
  • The main message of Trees of Life is “stop listening to false prophets and start listening to God’s spoken voice.”

Trees of Knowledge of Good and Evil

• • Anyone who presumes to speak for God but has not been born again by the spirit of God is a false prophet.
  • Religious leaders who serve evil, soulish food to religious people who do not know how to discern good from evil.
  • People with evil, impure hearts who have not been born again.
  • False prophets
  • Serpent, Devil, Satan, Adversary, Demons, Evil Spirits and Anti-Christs
  • The constant message of Trees of Knowledge of Good and Evil is to keep coming to religious leaders for instruction about God.