John wrote: > When Paul speaks of the sin of Adam and our > relation to that, let's not forget 5:12. We are > complicit with Adam because we, ALSO, > have sinned.
True enough. I think we all agree with this. However, the issue raised by Bill was that their transgressions are not reckoned to them until that time that they have both a cognitive and moral awareness of the law. It was said that if they don't have an understanding of why their transgressions are sinful, then their transgressions are not reckoned to them. If this were true, why then the argument by Paul that men were condemned even though their sin was not like Adam's sin? And how was it not like Adam's sin? They had no knowledge that they were sinning. Yet, they continued to die. Why? Because Adam's sin was imputed to them, and they all sinnned. They continued to sin in ignorance, yet they still suffered condemnation. One transgression resulted in condemnation to all men (Rom. 5:18). Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
