Rom. 7:7, Paul explained that he would not have known sin, but by the law.
I have a dear friend from another country who told me that growing up she
was never told anything was wrong. When she became a teenager and began
dating, she had no boundries, she didn't have any standard to go by. Nothing
was wrong so she did whatever. Later she moved to our town, went to school
with me my senior year. dropped out to marry. Later, marital problems, planning
to divorce husband, went to church with me, heard the gospel, baptized in Jesus
Name, received the Holy Ghost. Has served God many years.
Said all that to say, without the boundries of the law, they did not know what
sin was. Paul told the Galatians that the law was given for transgressions until
the seed (Jesus Christ) could come.
Gal. 3:16
A child may do something unacceptable, but when confronted with the truth,
they are then accountable.
The law had not yet been given. Evidently not counted as wrong. After God
called Abraham to go out, and Abraham obeyed, faith in God grew and his
faith was accounted to him for righteousness. Maybe Abraham lacked some in
the righteous dept. at that time, but he believed God and God just took some of
his faith and credited or accounted it to him for righteousness.
Just some Falla thoughts anyway!
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