You reject the imputation of Adam's sin to the human race,
I believe that the sin DNA was transferred from Adam down to us; so that all men are sinners who sin; and that every man will die for his own sin. Deuteronomy 24:16 is clear on this.
You have not explained (Rom. 5:13-14).
I have indeed explained it but you do not like the explanation that I have given.
Every man dies for his own sin; not for the sin of his father Adam. The only sense in which we die for Adam's sin is in that we inherit a sin nature from Adam and that makes every last one of us a sinner by heredity. But we do not die for Adam's sin.
Now there is a sense in which we do...in that the fruit eaten by Adam and Eve carried the DNA of sin and that this DNA was passed down to us by heredity...and therefore the fact that we are sinners is a direct result of Adam's first sin in eating of that tree.
The only reason men died from Adam to Moses was because of Adams sin. Not their own.
I disagree. Deuteronomy 24:16 shows that every man shall die for his own sin.
And you have not answered my question.
How does Deuteronomy 24:16 come against the idea of the substitution in your mind?
Because I don't see it as doing so.
No, what Abraham did was believe in his wife not God. God had given him direction up until then but he didn’t have the patience to wait for God. He followed the direction of his wife. This was not “by faith”. Faith comes through hearing the word of God not by hearing what your wife has to say.
Just because Abraham had instances of doubt. Gen 17:17,18 does not mean he wasn’t faithful.
this is my point! You are building a doctrine on one verse but the Bible describes a man who was faithful from start to finish. He didn’t become a man of faith in Gen 15:6. He was a man of faith long before that.
The servant of the Lord must not strive; and I think that I will take that advice at this point with you. I have given scripture that shows that Abraham did not waver in unbelief but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and was certain that what He had promised, He was able to perform. To be honest with you, the argument doesn't make a lick of difference to me; you can believe what you want to about it.