Is every sin in others our fault? No, of course not. Everyone is responsible for their own decisions—and thank God sometimes those decisions end up being way better than the ones we made. Where sin abounds, grace abounds much more. But there is a divine order to how God set things up...
The understanding of sin, as far as it can be understood by our finite intelligence, serves to unite man more closely toGod. It impresses him with a salutary fear, a fear of his own powers, a fear, if left to himself, of falling from grace; with the necessity he lies under of seeki...