Subject: sins of the father |
Bible Note: Dear lightedsteps, God does, indeed, judge and sentence nations. It is an entirely different situation, though, from the judgment of individuals. Nations do not have souls. Their judgment is always a temporal one. Humans either live or die eternally. Without the imputation of Christ's righteousness, all men are under the sentence of death. Their guilt is due to their departure from the righteousness demanded by a holy God in act, thought, word, and nature (either by commission or by omission). (See the first three chapters of Romans concerning the universality of sin.) Men are also guilty because of the sin of Adam, their federal head, which was imputed to all of his descendants (cf Romans 5:19). I would encourage you to obtain that book. In fact, if you want to write individually to me, I will see that you receive a copy. In Him, Doc |