The 5 Heads of Doctrine

[HankD]

If Paul wanted to say all sinned in Adam, he could have. Instead, he goes above and beyond not to say that: by one man (not everyone) sin entered the world (Rom 5.12), Adam's (not everyone's) transgression (5.14), offense of one (not everyone) (5.15), one (not everyone) that sinned (5.16), by one (not everyone) to condemnation (5.16), one man's offense (5.17), offense of one (5.18), one man's disobedience (5.19). And you claim one clause in 5.12 that could just as easily refer to all sinning personally as in 3.23, to contradict all the others? Why? Why say that all sinned in Adam, when Paul himself didn't say that? Now how were all made sinners? I say by God's imputation, just as by his imputation people become righteous, but of course people differ on how all were made sinners.

I agree that we differ and that's fine Bluefalcon (interesting BB handle) I appreciate and respect your position because there are indeed varying views on this subject of the sin nature in mankind - how and where it originated.

To me the pedigree of aorist and their agreement in verse 12 finalizes it for me. I see your point to which I will say that Paul is contrasting our status in Christ (one man) that at His death in like manner all the children of God received eternal life.

Personally I was years coming to my final conclusion RE: the sin nature as I'm sure yours was not simply a conclusion out of a systematic theology (although mine was at first).

I am going to leave it at that brother Blue because IMO there is really no more to say.
Yes it is within the realm of possibility I may be wrong and secondly things can get really ugly at a prolonged BB debate (not you or I of course) of which I prefer to avoid.

Thanks
HankD