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1 | why create us as sinful creatures? | Rom 7:7 | Hank | 168821 | ||
calmira: Interesting questions and herewith a brief linguistic observation that may or may not be apropos. Oftentimes creation is said when procreation is meant. God created one man only and one woman only, viz., Adam and Eve. All other human beings, and this includes you and me, are descendents of Adam and Eve and are the products of procreation. God did not create Adam and Eve with an inherent sin nature: they were not sinners until they committed sin when of their own volition they disobeyed God's commands. ..... Consider Romans 5:12, "Wherefore, as by one man [Paul is speaking of Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." This is what theologians properly call 'imputed sin.' The meaning of 'impute' is 'to ascribe to or reckon.' The imputation of sin occurred back there in Eden when the sin of Adam was charged to the account of every person, that is, to the seed of Adam from which we all have sprung. But someone will say, "But I'm not responsible for what Adam did!" The imputation of sin is not an arbitrary charging of people with sins for which they are not naturally responsible, but is charged to all because we all are connected with Adam's race. But God did not impute the sin of Adam to the race and stop there. He also offers to do the same thing with the righteousness of Christ. Let's look at another verse from Romans 5, verse 21: "That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." ...... One of the sine-qua-non fundamentals of the Christian faith is the vicarious Atonement, the substitutionary death of our Lord the Christ. Jesus died as a substitute for sin! Romans 5:8 is a powerful verse of Scripture: "But God commendeth his love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." What more marvelous demonstration of God's love than this? ..... No, dear believer, God did not create us as sinful in the first place. Man became sinful through disobedience to God. God imputes the sin of Adam to the race to be sure. But He also offers to do the same with the righteousness of Christ, imputing the righteousness of His Son to the account of the believer, causing the record of sinful man to be as good and as perfect as Jesus Christ's. Imputed righteousness is the ONLY remedy for imputed sin. ..... I hope this helps to cleanse the water a bit instead of making it all the more muddy! God bless. --Hank | ||||||
2 | why create us as sinful creatures? | Rom 7:7 | calmira | 168835 | ||
Hank, you are, like so many in this forum, a blessing. That was very good commentary on the question posed. I am blessed to have so many knowledgeable Christians ready with an answer. Grace to you. Carlos |
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