Original Sin & Total Depravity series–part 15 (Romans 5)

The Bible teaches that all humans are born guilty. See Thomas Schreiner’s solid interpretation of Romans 5:

  • ‘What role do verses 13–14 play in the argument if verse 12cd says that death extended to the entire world because of individual sin? Paul explains in verses 13–14 that the sins of those who lived between the time of Adam and Moses must be distinguished from Adam’s sin. Adam transgressed a specifically revealed commandment (v. 14) so that sin and death entered the world through him (v. 12). As the first human being he occupies a typological role in the same way as Jesus Christ (v. 14). The subsequent verses (vv. 15–19) clarify that one is either in Adam or in Christ. Hence, the sins of those who lived in the era between Adam and Moses cannot be assigned the same import or function as Adam’s sin. It was Adam’s first sin that brought havoc into the world, so that all human beings are under the reign of both sin and death.’

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(GSiV: Original Sin & Total Depravity series {Nguyên tội và Hoàn toàn bại hoại}; Provisionism: Did God save people or just provide salvation?Nguyên tội và Hoàn toàn bại hoại–part 1; A Few Confessions of Faith in VietnameseGospel Grace Versus Dead Religion–part 6Phúc Âm cho Cơ Đốc nhânPhiladelphia Baptist Confession of Faith–part 19; “Thế Nào Là Một Hội Thánh Khỏe Mạnh?”; Năm Luận Điểm: Ông John Piper–part 12Original Sin & Total Depravity series–part 14)