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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: Dear sniper, The fact that all men do sin is proof that they have a corrupt nature to begin with. Our Lord Jesus in His incarnation had a truly human nature also, but He was not a son of Adam, but of God the Father. Therefore, the curse of God which rested on Adam and his seed, did not apply to Christ. Some people stumble because they confuse what is a legal judgement (God's curse on Adam) with biological transmission of sin (father to children). This is a mistake. Jesus is called the 2nd Adam because He succeeded where Adam had failed. That is, He obeyed God to perfection. Now we know as christians, still in this world, we stumble in sin much more than we may care to admit. But legally, in the eyes of God, we are counted as innocent for the sake of Christ. In a very real sense we are "in Christ". Before we were saved we were "in Adam" and Adam's sin was counted against us from conception. John |