Quote:
Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
How do you explain how the Bible presents the effects of Adam's disobedience vs. Jesus Christ's obedience?
|
I explain is as it is written. How do you explain it?
Suppose we say that all Adam's folks are automatically sinners, "because Adam". So then, they are sinners without regard to their actions. They could do EVERYTHING right, but are still sinners bound for hell.
Well, the corollary applies: All Christ's folks are saints, bound for glory, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ACTIONS. OSAS, in other words.
Suppose we say Adam brought death upon all men by an involuntary process of inheritance of his sinfulness. Well then, Christ brought life to all men by an involuntary process of inheritance of His righteousness. In other words, universalism.
The Bible says death passed upon all men BECAUSE ALL HAVE SINNED (
Romans 5:12).
Romans 5:19 says FOR AS by Adam's disobedience many were made sinners, SO by the obedience of Christ shall many be made righteous. The "for as... so" demonstrates a continuity between the two. In the same way, or in similar fashion, in other words. How are many made righteous by Christ's obedience?
It cannot be involuntary, otherwise faith and repentance are unnecessary to justification.
Rather, Christ obeyed God, making him (Christ) the author of eternal life, the occasion by which eternal life is made available to us. Adam's disobedience brought death, and sin, into the world, his disobedience is the occasion which makes sin available to us. His disobedience introduced sin (transgression of God's commands) to the world, and we have all of us said "Yes" to it. If however we say "Yes" to Christ and salvation, we enjoy His gift of righteousness and eternal life.
Traditions have added to and read into the Word what is not there.
WHOEVER commits sin transgresses the law, BECAUSE sin IS the transgression of the law (
1 John 3:4). Question: what law is transgressed by being born, or by being born as a human? Answer: NONE.
Threaded Mode
