One of the responders accuse me of being extrabiblical in my approach to Romans 5:12. Actually, I'm being explicitly biblical, since I refuse to de-contextualize the Bible in favor of rendering interpretations that are comfortable, or that are European, American, or...
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Romans 5:12 and the Fate of the Unborn, Infants, and Other Human Beings Who Cannot Believe From Birth
Thanks for your patience with this thread. I hope you see that what follows is another "theological payoff" to the view I'm articulating. Not only do I think this view of Romans 5:12 simultaneously upholds a real "original sin" in Eden, the effect of that sin on all...
Some Brief Thoughts on the “Sin Nature” and Reader Follow-Up
I decided I'd post a few quick thoughts on these items before the post on what happens to babies and other innocents. I promise, this is the last post on this part of the topic, unless I get an answer to its final sentence. I'm still getting replies that amount to no...
Back to Romans 5:12 — Replies to Reader Comments
Here we go again - same format as before. COMM: Spiritual death is a Biblical truth that you have not considered in your rejection of original sin... MSH: First, I haven't rejected original sin. There was an original sin. That's plain from the text. What I am...
Romans 5:12, Part 5: A Few More Replies to Replies
Still doesn't seem like the time to go into what I really want to (the "where do babies go when they die?" thing). I promise that will be the next post. But for now, some mop of further replies and questions seems best. Same format as last post. COMM: "You SEEM (I am...
Romans 5:12, Part 4
I've decided to respond to replies first before plowing ahead with the next installment of Romans 5:12. What follows are comments drawn from replies (COMM) and my response (MSH) or clarification. I'm only sticking to the germane material. That is, a lot of the comment...
More on Romans 5:12 (Part 3)
Well, time to get back to Romans 5:12 and the "imputation" or "transmission" of Adam's guilt to the human race. If you missed the previous post, I deny that Romans 5:12 teaches that Adam's guilt was what was transmitted to humanity as a result of his sin. But, on the...
Romans 5:12 – What It Says and What It Doesn’t Say, Part 2
Time to get back to Romans 5:12. My first complaint about the misuse of this passage concerned how creationists (of the literal, 24 hr. day variety) use this verse to argue against the possibility of ANY death before the Fall. This in turn is used to argue against the...