Timtofly
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The propensity to sin was made available. Adam's disobedience cannot even be named a sin, because Adam did not have the propensity to sin. It was not genetic, it was behavioral. I think it is safe to say, no two humans behave the same, except for some identical twins. Sin is in the thoughts and behavior of humans, not their genetics. Yes, sin entered the world. It did not enter the Garden of Eden. Now that we sin, God demands death. We do not die, because we are the descendants of Adam genetically. We die because we have the propensity to sin. When we sin just one time, we deserve to die just one time. Well we can die just one time, because we are born Spiritually dead from conception.I suggest you pray about what this means:
Rom 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:
Rom 5:13, (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Rom 5:14, Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Now sin is not imputed to us, because God knows that we are spiritually dead from conception. We are sealed by the Holy Spirit from conception. That is God’s plan of not having sin imputed to us.
Now enter the law. The law itself tells us we are sinners, although we probably figured that out before we could understand the law.
Most of humanity is not told by God one special task that will condemn them. If God gives one a direct command it will not be hidden from them as a guessing game. They will have a choice, but they will clearly understand God’s plan and directive.
That is why sin is not genetic. Sin is not really a thing. Sin was the result of Adam's disobedience. Sin is the result of a blanket law that humans can clearly understand. But sin is still just a result and not imputed to any man.
The act that does condemn all humanity is not accepting that Jesus is the reason that sin is not imputed. It was imputed to Jesus and eradicated with the Atonement of the cross. Sin will be imputed if one rejects this Atonement. The act that Jesus did, would no longer be valid, because an individual claims they can take care of their sin results with their own human works. They take all responsibility on themselves, so God declares that He never knew them, in Christ Jesus the Lamb. In the end when the books are opened, then and only then will their name be removed from the Lamb's book of life. God will declare their works incapable of removing their transgression. They will then be sent to the lake of fire, with the full imputation of their sin.
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