Many [[Protestantism|Protestants]] of a [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] persuasionorientation, teach that, due to [[original sin]], humanity has lost any and all capacity to move towards reconciliation with God (Romans 3:23;6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3); in fact, this inborn sin turns humans away from God and towards themselves and their own desires (Isaiah 53:6a). Thus, humans may be brought back into a relationship with God only by way of God's rescuing the sinner from his/her hopeless condition (Galatians 5:17-21; Ephesians 2:4-10) through [[Jesus]]' [[Ransom Sacrifice|ransomsubstitutionary sacrificeatonement]] (Romans 5:6-8; Colossians 2:13-15; 1 Timothy 2:5-6). According to Calvinismtraditional Reformed theology and classical [[Lutheranism]], Salvation is ''[[sola fide]]'' (by faith alone); ''[[sola gratia]]'' (by grace alone); and is begun and completed by God alone through [[Christ Jesus|Jesus]] (Ephesians 2:8,9). This understanding of original sin (Romans 5:12-19), is most closely associated with [[Calvinism]]Calvinist doctrine (see [[total depravity]]) and [[Lutheranism]]. Calvinism allows for the relative or nominal "goodness" of humanity through the belief in God's [[common grace]] upon both those [[predestination (Calvinism)|predestined]] to salvation and those predestined to damnation, upon the [[regeneration (theology)#Calvinism and Reformed theology|regenerate]] and the unregenerate. [[Methodism|Methodist]] [[Arminianism|Arminian]] theology adapts the concept by stating that humans, entirely sinful and totally depraved, can only "do good" through God's ''[[prevenient grace]]''.
This is in contrast to the Roman Catholic teaching that while sin has tarnished the original goodness of humanity prior to the Fall, it has not entirely extinguished that goodness, or at least the ''potential'' for goodness, allowing humans to reach towards God to share in the [[Redemption (religious)|Redemption]] which Jesus Christ won for them. Some non-CatholicProtestants orand Orthodox groupsChristians hold similar views.
There is dispute about where sin originated. Some who interpret the king of Tyre in Ezekiel 28 as a symbol for [[Satan]] believe sin originated when Satan coveted the position that rightfully belongs to God. The origin of individual sins is discussed in James 1:14-15 - "<sup>14</sup>but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. <sup>15</sup>Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." ([[NIV]])
