What does the Semi-Pelagian View say about the effect of Adam's sin?

• A. It condemned the world.
• B. It merely provided a bad example.
• C. It merely weakened our ability to not sin.
• D. It provided a path to salvation.

Answer: (C)

In the Semi-Pelagian view, Adam’s sin is understood as weakening the human will and our ability to resist temptation, not destroying free will or imputing guilt to everyone. People still have the capacity to choose good, but that capacity has been impaired, creating a need for divine grace to cooperate with human effort. This view sees salvation as a cooperative process between human response and grace, rather than something that flows automatically from Adam’s sin. So Adam’s impact is real and diminishes our power to stay sinless, rather than outright condemning all or simply giving us a ready-made path to salvation. That’s why the option that says it merely weakened our ability to not sin fits best.