Question 22. Did all mankind fall together in that first sin?

 

Question 22. Did all mankind fall together in that first sin?


Answer. The covenant made with Adam as the representative of all mankind was not only for him but also for his descendants, so all mankind born from him by ordinary generation sinned together in Adam and fell together with him in his first sin.

The first man is spoken of in Colossians 1:15: "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation." This refers to Christ, and it tells us that Christ is the first man.

The first man gave the body of sin to man and woman. Jesus' death on the cross signifies the death of the body of sin, and that is why he said, "It is finished," when he died on the cross. John 19:30 "When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, 'It is finished.' And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."

The Bible says about baptism, Romans 6:6, "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin."

When we say that sin entered the world, we mean that sin came into the world from somewhere else, and that somewhere else means the kingdom of God. Romans 6:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and in this way death spread to all men, because all sinned. The Greek word “di” means “through.” The first man was the channel through which the body of sin entered the world. Everyone born into the world is a sinner from the moment they are born.

The male Adam and the female Eve symbolize the spirits of the angels who sinned in the kingdom of God. They were born into the world with their own sins, wanting to become like God and opposing God. Therefore, all human beings are born into the world with their own sins. Sin entered the world through the sinful body given by the first man, and the last Adam removed the sinful body on the cross. This means that the first ones to enter were the male Adam and the female Eve.

 

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