Sin came into the world through one man. The remaining verses of this chapter induce profound theological questions. "Original sin," and "reprobation," as they are taught today are distortions of Bible teaching. A distinction must be made between physical death and spiritual death (God knew before Creation that man would sin, and that he would make peace through the death of his Son. See 1 Peter 1:19-20; Ephesians 3:9-11; Colossians 1:15-20.) And his sin brought death with it. The contrast is between Adam and Christ as each is the PROXY for the whole human race. Adam's sin brought physical death to all mankind. Genesis 3:20. Because all men sinned. MacKnight says: "The meaning is not, that death hath come on all because all have sinned actually; for infants, who have not sinned actually, die; but that they have sinned in Adam as their federal head [proxy]; that is, are involved in the consequences of his sin."

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