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1 | Difference between sin and sins? | Rom 5:12 | Robert Nicholson | 74691 | ||
Greetings CDBJ: Thanks for the response. When I posed the question I was not playing on words. I believe that "sin" refers to our condition before God in contrast to our actions or "sins" resulting from that condition. "Wherefore as by one man sin entered the world and death by sin so that death was passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" Romans 5:6 What is our condition before God? In Romans 3 it is clear that in our natural condition we are against God and our walk is away from him. In Romans 6:17 we are reminded that before we were saved "you were the (bond)servants of sin" in this state we had no freedom in fact we were dead to God Eph. 2:1 In Romans 5 we are reminded that by Adam's disobedience to God, "sin entered the world and death by sin..." As noted by innmyheart, physical death was passed upon the human race. However, I believe that spiritual death was passed upon all men. In Romans 5:6 in our sinful state we are described as "without strength". Which would high light the truth which has been mentioned many times that there is absolutely no way whereby we can please God in our natural condition as far as our salvation is concerned. In Eph. 2:1 we read "you hath he quickened (made alive) who were dead in tresspasses and in sin" Just a few thoughts Robert |
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2 | Difference between sin and sins? | Rom 5:12 | CDBJ | 74703 | ||
Greetings Robert, I would concur with you on that. I think in order to explain death, as the Bible speaks of it, it helps to look at it from the standpoint of what Adam experienced. When Adam ate of the forbidden fruit, the way I see it, he died spiritually that very day and as a result of that spiritual death he set the wheels in motion for his physical death. Dear old grandfather Adam wasn’t able to procreate his species the same way that he was created, i.e. with a body, soul, and spirit. Thus the part of us that has association with God, our spirit, is inoperative at the point of birth. 1 Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. We are born physically alive and spiritually dead; thus the need to be born again of the Spirit of God. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. The word see, IEDO in the Greek, is not visual inspection but a mental perception. He in essence brings our spirit to life and reveals to us that we are his, with a new nature. Ephes. 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: My two cents worth, have a nice day, CDBJ |
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