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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: Hi Hank, You know me...I never mind responding. :-) It is for good reason (scriptural proof) that calvinists hold to their doctrine of human inability to perform spiritual good. Is it not true that "repentance unto salvation" is something that is granted by God to men? Acts 5:31 "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. Acts 11:18 When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life." 2 Tim 2:25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, There is a conspicuous absense of man's ability to repent in the verses above. If you can show me where the Bible ascribes the "natural man" with this facility, I would re-examine my understanding of it. As to "natural man's" ability to believe, Paul said in 1 Cor 2:14, "But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised." This is a serious roadblock to my believing in salvation through the will of man. I say the "will of man" for (according to arminianism) the natural man must exercise his free will to believe or to reject the gospel. Of course, the Bible says in John 1:12 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name," 13 "who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." A carefull reading of these 2 verses show that those who recieve Him do so because they have been born again by the will of God. The keys is "were born" and "nor by the will of man." God Bless, John |