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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. |
Bible Question:
Okay, now I'm really confused. :-) Can someone explain the statement "Inherited sin, which we get from our parents (Psalm 51:5), is our sin nature" versus "Adam's sin must have been imputed or counted to all men for all to die physically." Is it not true that both of these are the same? Imputed sin and sin nature? Sin was imputed to us by Adam and thus became our nature. No? Thanks for any help in clarifying this. (I'll also check out the two recommended websites.) Always His, Beensetfree |
Bible Answer: Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: The idea of all being sinners is not hard for us to understand. Because we are well aware of the fact tha all have sinned. Now consider this last part of the verse and read it again. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: for that all have sinned, in other words death passed upon all becuase all have sinned. We all know that babies go to heaven. So it is obvious to us that though they have inherited a sin cursed form of the perfected body soul and mind originally created; that imperfection that is part of them (getting sick, etc); they are still considered innocent of sin as in that definition of sin called "sin is the transgression of the law" they are going to heaven and their salvation is bought by the redemptive work of the Cross even thought they do not have the conscience to act upon it. Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. It is possible that the ideas of "sin nature" have become a little more mystical than they need be. The idea of man being born imperfect into an imperfect world that was ruined and ravaged by death on degradation and that all nature is cursed with this downward trend toward death from the moment we are born is the idea. When it says all have sinned it means that every person that lived long enough to choose between the good and evil has choosen evil. Some did repent and learned how to choose good even in the OT but they all choose evil at some point. A baby that has not yet reached the age of knowing to choose good or evil; (and there is such an age) Isaiah 7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings. if the baby dies before this time, they are not judged as sinners who resisted the Spirit of God on their conscience.. Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. They are coverd by the Grace of God and the Work of Christ to "redeem man from the curse" so that they also inherit that perfect body and perfect redemption, that those that are old enough to put faith in Christ can choose by faith. |