The Law

[johnthebaptist]

8 minutes ago, clancy said:

How did sin enter the world?

The first appearance of sin that I am aware of was when Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of right and wrong. I don't, however, see a connection between that and yours and my sin.

[johnthebaptist]

17 minutes ago, clancy said:

Romans 5:12

Therefore just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned.

NIV...Death Through Adam,Life through Christ.

 

That one man was Adam!

 

can you now explain how sin entered the world.?

Look at what sin really is: It is when we choose to disobey the Lord. When you and I committed our first sins, Adam didn't come back from the dead, hold a pistol to our heads, and command us to sin. It was a decision we each made. We each could have decided not to sin.

[johnthebaptist]

16 minutes ago, clancy said:

How did sin enter the world?

 

6 minutes ago, johnthebaptist said:

The first appearance of sin that I am aware of was when Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of right and wrong. I don't, however, see a connection between that and yours and my sin.

I was just thinking - I think you would have to call it sin when the serpent encouraged Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. The serpent, therefore, would have committed the first recorded sin, by that reasoning.

[Guest clancy]

20 minutes ago, johnthebaptist said:

Look at what sin really is: It is when we choose to disobey the Lord. When you and I committed our first sins, Adam didn't come back from the dead, hold a pistol to our heads, and command us to sin. It was a decision we each made. We each could have decided not to sin.

Sorry, I don’t understand..how can the Holy Spirit indwell us if we are still in sin?

Adam was the first man to sin, I posted scripture.

our sins have been forgiven, we have a new man, that new man is in Christ, we belong to God, therefore a new creation...the old has gone, the new is here...we learn to communicate with the Holy Spirit, he changes us to be more like Jesus.

 

our old man learns to submit to Christ ,it’s a battle, God will always win.

 

Sorry,I meant our new man learns to submit to Christ.

Edited March 28, 2021 by clancy

[Daily verse and quote]

5 minutes ago, johnthebaptist said:

 

I was just thinking - I think you would have to call it sin when the serpent encouraged Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. The serpent, therefore, would have committed the first recorded sin, by that reasoning.

I need to disagree with you. When you said that "the serpent...committed the first sin", that presupposes that an animal has the gift of reasoning. I see no indication that any of God's created beings (other than humans) achieved that status or ability.

[johnthebaptist]

Just now, clancy said:

Sorry, I don’t understand..how can the Holy Spirit indwell us if we are still in sin?

our sins have been forgiven, we have a new man, that new man is in Christ, we belong to God, therefore a new creation...the old has gone, the new is here...we learn to communicate with the Holy Spirit, he changes us to be more like Jesus.

The Lord can do anything he wants. When he first comes to us, we are in sin. He then teaches us what sin is and to the best of his ability influences us to repent of our sin.

[johnthebaptist]

5 minutes ago, Daily verse and quote said:

I need to disagree with you. When you said that "the serpent...committed the first sin", that presupposes that an animal has the gift of reasoning. I see no indication that any of God's created beings (other than humans) achieved that status or ability.

I think the serpent is representative of Satan.

[Guest clancy]

4 minutes ago, johnthebaptist said:

The Lord can do anything he wants. When he first comes to us, we are in sin. He then teaches us what sin is and to the best of his ability influences us to repent of our sin.

Not for me he didn’t.i am born again...my sins were forgiven the night I was saved.

its a long story,my being drawn to Jesus by God.

My saving is not the same as yours...when he first came to “you”...that is your own personal belief, which is different to mine.

Edited March 28, 2021 by clancy

[johnthebaptist]

1 minute ago, clancy said:

Not for me he didn’t.i am born again...my sins were forgiven the night I was saved.

its a long story,my being drawn to Jesus by God.

My saving is not the same as yours...when he first came to “you”...

Yes, the Lord forgives us for our sins. Are you telling me you haven't sinned since you were born again?

[David1701]

3 hours ago, johnthebaptist said:

We are all descended from Adam, but that doesn't mean we inherit his sinful nature.

The word of God outweighs your opinions infinitely.