Sin Nature

Let me begin by stating my case and I will then address the passage you quoted. I will be using the King James Bible by the way, not whatever version you are using. First of all, it is important for us to define what sin is. ". . . sin is the transgression of the law" (1 John 3:4). God has placed a law within our hearts which our conscious bears witness to (Romans 2:15). When we transgress, or violate this law, we sin. Sin is a product of the mind/heart which results in an imagined or realized action (Matthew 5:28). Sin is therefore an abstract entity which cannot be transferred or passed down from one person to another. The general claim of those who teach that Adam's sin has caused all men to be born with a nature of sin is unbiblical and illogical. By what mechanism is this sin nature transferred from parent to offspring? Since sin is an abstract entity, it cannot be biologically transferred. The only other option, for a sin nature proponent, is to say that God supernaturally imputes a sin nature to all children at conception. This would violate God's righteousness as He would be guilty of injustice toward all humanity. If God imputed a sin nature to all men, as a result of Adam's original sin, then this would mean that God would be unjust in condemning anyone to the Lake of Fire since they had no choice in the matter. The Bible reveals that God is a just and righteous God who does not impute the iniquity of the father upon the son (Ezekiel 18:20). This truth makes it clear that God indeed does not ascribe guilt to a person for their parent's sinful actions. To be sure, the idea that infants are born with the guilt of sin is abominable and denigrates the character of my Father. If one wisely rejects the notion of imputed guilt but still maintains the sin nature as merely a curse brought up on all men, as death, then one must consider the where such a belief logically leads one to. If the sin nature is a curse which affects all born children, then this still leads to the injustice of God. It is no different than imputed guilt as the moment a person sins for the first time, he or she becomes guilty, but this sin was not the result of a free-will choice but a depraved estate. A sin nature proponent holding to this view would have to decide whether this nature compelled one to sin by force, or merely left one in a state of propensity toward sin. In either case, this leaves the sinner guilty as a result of a curse brought on by Adam. This in turn makes God unjust as every sinner would be able to point to Adam as their reason for guilt and not their own conscious decision since this sin nature either by force compelled them to sin at first chance or in-time, as a result of a propensity toward evil. So we see, that logically, we cannot hold a person guilty of sin, and God just in condemning said sinner, unless a person has an unguided will of their own in which they can make decisions, righteous or sinful, of their own volition. Response to Romans 5 Very simply, the quoted passage does not say that we have all sinned "through Adam" (what would that even mean? ) nor does it state that we inherit either guilt or a sinful nature. Sin entered the world, it did not enter men, through Adam, having headship over Eve, as he was the first to sin. From this act of sin, the curse of death came upon all men, not a sinful nature. When considering verse 19, we must take into account the context. Notice the comparison between Adam and Christ. Notice also that there is a distinction made between the condemnation which comes as a result of Adam's one sin to all mankind (which is death), and the gift of life which comes as a result of Christ's death and shed blood which covers every sin (of those who trust in Him). Notice it is death which came upon all men, for all have sinned, even those who sinned before the Mosaic Law entered because, as Romans 2:15 states, all men have an eternal law written on their hearts. The dichotomy throughout the passage is that Adam has brought death into the world but Christ has brought life everlasting. So coming back to verse 19, we see that many were made, that is, appointed, accounted, or designated sinners in that they were condemned to death. Notice the same word "made" is used for those who were made sinners and those who shall be made righteous. Saints are not forced to be righteous, but are appointed, accounted, or designated as righteous because of Christ's finished work upon the cross. So clearly this verse does not teach that we inherit Adam's guilt, but as sinners, we inherit the condemnation of death, as a curse, just as child bearing pain was passed to all women. Since you left me with a question, which is easily answered by stating that we have indeed all sinned, allow me to leave you with one. If Christ was fully man did, He have a sin nature?