"It's NOT Adam's Fault!" - Paperback

by Charles Garner (Author)

It's NOT Adam's Fault! is a groundbreaking exploration of one of Christianity's most enduring-and controversial-teachings: the doctrine of original sin. For more than 1,600 years, the Western Church has proclaimed that all humans inherit guilt from Adam's transgression, condemning every soul from birth. But what if that idea was never biblical?

Drawing on decades of pastoral experience and meticulous historical research, Charles Larry Garner offers a compelling alternative. With the clarity of a teacher and the heart of a shepherd, he guides readers through a forensic examination of Scripture, early church history, and the theological maneuvers that cemented original sin as dogma. From the power struggles of Augustine and Jerome to the institutional drive to control salvation through infant baptism, this book uncovers how inherited guilt became a tool of spiritual and political authority.

Accessible and thought-provoking, It's NOT Adam's Fault! is written for everyday Christians who long to test long-held beliefs against the Word of God. Rather than dry academic debate, this is a conversation-an invitation to reconsider what sin really is, how salvation truly works, and whether the faith you've inherited is the faith of the New Testament.

Whether you are a pastor seeking historical clarity, a student of church history, or a believer yearning for a faith unshackled by institutional tradition, this book, described by one reviewer as a forensic theology, will challenge and inspire you.

It's NOT Adam's Fault! reclaims the gospel of personal responsibility and divine grace-and calls every reader to embrace a freedom rooted not in dogma, but in the liberating truth of Scripture.