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NASB | Romans 5:12 ¶ Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 5:12 ¶ Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned. |
Subject: Is sin inherited from father and mother? |
Bible Note: This seems rather inconsistent to me. Why would we get the punishment of physical death for Adam's sin, but not the spiritual death? If Adam was spiritually dead, how could he pass on to his progeny spiritual life? The spirit is from God. The child inherits the physical traits from the parents, but the spirit is from God. It is not tarnished with the parents' sins. That's what I believe. I could never teach someone that people are damned to hell because they were born in a depraved, sinful state and God didn't give them the gift of faith so as to repent and be saved. This horrible doctrine, which is prevalent on this thread, makes Adam and God solely responsible for the damnation of those people who remain on the broad road that leads to destruction. Those who hold this doctrine can't turn around and say, 'no, you misunderstand, God won't hold the sinner responsible for Adam's sin, only for his own.' That explanation is bologna. The sinner, according to Calvin, can't help but sin because of his parentage and because God did see fit to 'elect' him for salvation. God is not unrighteous, but He would be if He would tell such a person, 'off to hell you go.' If man is born in a depraved state, and if God righteously condemns men to hell for their sin, God has no choice but to make the Gospel available to all men by doing for them what you believe God only does to the elect. I hope this all makes sense. Good day. |