Adamic Nature & Inherited Sin and How it pertains to the unbeliever!
Christian theology teaches that all humans inherit a sinful nature, or "Adamic nature," from Adam's disobedience in the Garden of Eden.
This concept, often called original sin, means humanity inherits a broken or corrupted nature from birth, leading to a natural propensity (or inclination) toward sin and spiritual separation from God.
It can be characterized as your flesh rebelling against God. This therefore affects the entire person encompassing your body, soul & spirit.
The Bible states in (Romans 5:12) KJV, that through one man (Adam) sin entered the world, and that death spread to all men.
We read:
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:..."
(Romans 5:12) KJV
We see this truth in the book of Psalms where David said that he was conceived in sin (at birth)!
We read:
"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."
(Psalms 51:5) KJV
Imputation & Inheritance: ChristianTheology makes a distinction between (inherited sin) [a corrupt nature] & (imputed guilt) [being held responsible for Adam's act].
Because of this, every human is considered born with a "sin nature /problem" that makes it necessary for our salvation.
The "Adamic Nature" is when Adam sinned, his nature became corrupted. So now because of sin, man has to pay the penalty for this sin because we inherited this corrupt nature from Adam. The Bible records for us that the penalty for sin is death!We read in Hebrews...
"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission".
(Hebrews 9:22) KJV
The definition of remission is a release from a penalty, debt, or obligation.
Theologically speaking it is the forgiveness of sins!
This is why Jesus (had to be born a sinless man) through the virgin birth by Mary (She also had a sin nature), because Jesus was the exception in being born human. This was because he was supernaturally conceived, allowing him to be sinless. He was not conceived though a human father. (If Jesus had been conceived through a human father, he would have inherited the sin nature)
Your inherited nature is a literal, passed-down trait from Adam.
We see this in the book of Romans...
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law."
(Romans 5:12-13) KJV
So we see that this nature or condition of being born with a sin nature is inherited from birth.
Our corrupt & sinful nature we see from scripture comes from the disobedience of Adam in the Garden of Eden.
A term that is commonly used for this condition is called our "Sin Nature" or the "Old Man"!
This "Sin Nature" is displayed as a person's exhibiting their own desire, rather than being obedient to God's will!
This "Sin Nature" requires man to be reborn (or be born again) to avoid the penalty of this nature. We read this in the Book of John in the New Testament...
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
(John 3:3-7) KJV
Because man is in an unregenerate or sinful state, man needs to be regenerated by receiving a new or renewed spirit.
Because this condition impacts humans from birth, The Bible tells us that we (man) are in need of a spiritual rebirth through faith in Christ Jesus to overcome our sinful condition.
We Read:
"For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."
(Romans 5:17-19) KJV
That statement above of the "...obedience of one" is in reference to Jesus Christ. Our salvation is found by having a relationship with Jesus the Christ who is referred to as the "Last Adam".
The "First Adam" caused man to have a sinful nature leading to death and separation from God. The "Second Adam" (Jesus) redeemed us from the penalty of sin which is death.
We Read:
"And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit."
(1 Corinthians 15:45) KJV
And...
"The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven."
(1 Corinthians 15:47) KJV
The importance of a first Adam in scripture is that this was what introduced sin into the world and as a consequence, death from sin that leads us to see in Christian Theology the need for belief in Christ for our redemption and eternal life!
Because of Sin, we see that all men have sinned. There is a penalty to be paid for Sin.
But through the Substitutionary death of Jesus Christ, our Sin debt has been paid!
We Read:
"Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation (Substitution / Our Substitute) through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;..."
(Romans 3:22-25) KJV
The Bible continues:
We know that we cannot pay for our sin without physically dying (And that [dying] by shedding our own blood), but there is one who died for us and His name is Jesus!
We read:
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life."
(Romans 5:8-10) KJV
God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die in our place, to pay our sin debt, and to reconcile us unto Himself.
We read:
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
(John 3: 16-17) KJV
By doing this, we are saved from the wrath of God and the punishment for our sin. We have been given the gift of Eternal Life!
As we see in the above Bible verses, there is a payment that must be paid.
We Read:
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
(Romans 6:23) KJV
God is a Holy God and we cannot come into His presence as a sinner. We must be cleansed from sin.
When the Sin debt has been paid, we have been made new, we have been born again.
We now have recieved the gift of Eternal Life through Jesus Christ and His blood atonement on the cross!
We can now come into the presence of God as a child of God.
We read:
"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."
(1 John 4:15) KJV
God dwells in us and we in Him! We can now as a born again believer, and as a new creation in Christ, come before God!
We Read:
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
(2 Corinthians 5:17) KJV
Because we have been made new, this allows us to come into the presence of God!
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
(Hebrews 4:16) KJV
Here then is the question...
What must I do to be saved? The answer, this answer from scripture is this...
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Romans 10:13) KJV
The Bible tells us that God wants to save us...
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
(2 Peter 3:9) KJV
You should realize that you, in being a sinner, that your sin separates you from God. Know that there is a price to pay for your sin and that it is the shedding of your blood and thereby physical death.
We read:
"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." (No Payment)
(Hebrews 9:22) KJV
We see that Jesus has paid that price for us and now we have before us a decision to be made.
Will you believe and accept what Jesus did for you and I on the cross through his death, burial and of his resurrection physically alive and He (Jesus) is seated at the right hand of God in heaven?
Do you belive that he shed his blood for us and then paid our sin debt?
Do you believe that he rose again from the dead, physically alive for evermore?
Do you believe that Jesus is Lord (That He is God) ?
If you believe these things then you shall be saved unto life eternal.
We read:
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
(Romans 10: 9-10) KJV
If you have done the above and believed that Jesus rose from the dead, alive and you have confessed with your mouth that Jesus is Lord... You Are Saved!
You have been born again. You are now in a relationship with Jesus. You have become a child of God. The Holy Spirit now dwells inside of you!
We read:
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"
(1 Corinthians 3:16) KJV
Also:
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness."
(Romans 8: 8-10) KJV
The Bible records that we can be sure of our salvation. We can know that we have Eternal Life!
We read:
"He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
(1 John 5: 10-13) KJV
Also...
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
(John 3:36) KJV
The assurance of your personal salvation is established on what is promised in the Word of God!
God has said in His Word over and over that of you belive in His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, that He will give you Eternal Life!
Eternal Life or Everlasting Life means Forever! That is God's Word and promise to you!
May you be blessed as you read this post with understanding and action on your part.
There is life after death. The question becomes of where you are going when you Die!
Are you going into Life Eternal (To live forever with God in heaven) or are you going into a Life of Damnation to be spent separated from God forever in the Lake of Fire!
The choice is yours! What will you do? Don't wait because tomorrow is not promised to you. You don't want to die and go into Eternal Fire Forever without asking God to save you through Jesus Christ the Lord!
This day choose between Life and death. Now is the appointed time...
"(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)"
(2 Corinthians 6:2) KJV
Why not choose life! Think about it... but not too long!
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:..."
(Deuteronomy 30:19) KJV
There are many people in our world who have rejected the Gospel and Jesus Christ and that they have put their trust in other things thinking and believing that they can get to heaven.
You are only saved by trusting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. He is the only way!
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
(John 14:6) KJV
Choose Life!
If you want to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior through faith in him and him alone, then from your heart with a spirit of repentance you can say this prayer or use your own words to call upon God to save you...
God,
I know that I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus was my substitute when He died on the cross. I believe in His shed blood, death, burial and His resurrection alive and that these were sufficient to cleanse me from all my sin.
I now recieve Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. I trust in Jesus alone for my salvation. I ask right now to be forgiven of my sin.
Thank you for the forgiveness of my sin, the gift of salvation and of everlasting life because of your merciful grace. Amen!
** If you have prayed this prayer, the Word of God says that you are saved! Once you have been born again (Saved), you cannot lose your salvation. God did the work, nor you.
The Bible says that you were sealed by the Holy Spirit (He is God) and you cannot break that seal! (The seal of God)
We read:
"In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,..."
(Ephesians 1:13) KJV
AGAIN:
"And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
(Ephesians 4:30) KJV
The Seal of the Holy Spirit is a spiritual mark of God's ownership and a guarantee of a believer's Eternal Salvation.
It is God in His power that has sealed us...
"Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts."
(2 Corinthians 1:22) KJV
The "seal" by the Holy Spirit is an "earnest" (which is a guarantee, or down payment) of your Eternal Inheritance!
In the Scriptures a seal communicates Ownership, Protection, and a Validation of the relationship. You now have a new relationship with God.
You cannot break this seal nor can you lose your salvation. God has you in His hands and He has placed you into the hands of Jesus. You cannot take your own self out of the hands of God.
We read:
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one."
(John 10: 27-30) KJV
Once you are born again, you are saved eternally and there is nothing you can do to change that fact.
You have God's Word on it. You can believe God because He cannot lie.
"In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;..."
(Titus 1:2) KJV
Again:
"That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:..."
(Hebrews 6:18) KJV
In conclusion, after you have been saved, there are a few things that a believer in Jesus Christ should do.
They are:
*Pray: You talk to God in Jesus name. (Colossians 4:2)
*Read your Bible: God talks to you. (Acts 17:11)
*Attend Church: To Worship with fellow believers.
(Hebrews 10:25)
*Be Baptized: Belivers baptism as an outward profession of your faith. (Romans 6:4)
*Participate in the Lord's Super: (1 Corinthians 11: 17-34)
*Obey these two ordinances:
(1 Corinthians 11:2)
My prayer is that whosoever is reading this material be moved by the reading of God's Word and that he or she be saved this day!
In Jesus name I pray, Amen!