The Old Man Died (And He'S Dead!): Sin And Christian Responsiblity (Responsibility For Sin)

ôItÆs all AdamÆs fault!ö OK. Then you have just condemned yourself to a Christless eternity! Reflect carefully on the statement just made. In an earlier volume on the doctrine of original sin: Condemned Already, we noted, that if Adam is to be blamed for our condemnation, then we have to address the reason for his condemnation. Adam was innocent until he sinned in regard to the prohibition of the Tree of Life. At that point he ôdiedö. Spiritually he was cut-off and alienated from God and out of fellowship, and God immediately announced His already-prepared plan of rescue. The Son of the descendant of the woman (Eve)ùthe Lord Jesus Christùwould bruise the serpentÆs head (the serpent who was the vehicle for AdamÆs sin and fall through the temptation orchestrated by Satan): 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.ö Genesis 3:15. The situation for Adam is clear enough. He was innocent, and then became a sinner, by sinning. We can easily identify the CAUSATIVE sin that was responsible for his demiseùhis default in regard to the Tree of Life. But if AdamÆs sin is the CAUSATIVE sin that constitutes me a sinnerùand that is the majority viewùthen I am condemned to a Christless eternity, all because of AdamÆs sin. Supposedly in solidarity with the human race, every man woman and child of all time is condemnedùnot on his own accountùbut because of Alien Guilt inherited from Adam. AdamÆs sin is thus my sin. The tragedy is, if AdamÆs sin IS CAUSATIVE for me (but I donÆt believe that it is) and for my condemnation (Condemned Already), then the only way that I can reverse that situation is to address the CAUSATIVE sin. But it is not my sin! And I canÆt repent of another personÆs sin. I canÆt repent of AdamÆs sin. I canÆt address the foundational issue. So I canÆt address the cause of my condemnation, and therefore I canÆt be saved! The seriousness of this situation seems to escape most theologians. Why? This is serious. This critical issue was the basis of that first volume, and was the central issue that was addressed, demonstrating that we are each personally CULPABLE and responsible to God for our sinùthe CAUSATIVE sin that constituted EACH of us as a sinner. And hence we are condemned JUSTLY and PERSONALLY. All people of all time are individually responsible for their own sin and hence of their condemnation. That being the case, they canùindeed MUSTùrepent of their own sin in order to be saved. Thus God is just in His demands and fair in his expectations based upon the finished work of Christ. As far as the Christian is concerned, ôThe Old Man died, never to rise againö. The Old Man is dead! And yet I repeatedly hear people excusing themselves for their sin, because, ôThe Old Man affected me and compelled meö. Or more commonly, they use the term ôthe sin natureö. ôI was influenced by my sin nature/old natureö. See extra discussion on the Natures in Chapter 2. ItÆs not my fault!! ò As a non-Christian, we could blame Adam for making me a sinner. ò Now as a Christian, who do I blame for my daily sins? We just donÆt want to accept responsibility for our actions. The first volume addressed our culpability for our CAUSATIVE sin. The sin that constituted me a sinner in the first place. This volume addresses our culpability for our sin as a Christian. We need to start our search here at precisely this point, a careful exegesis of the biblical teaching concerning the Old Man.

• | Author: David A Swincer
• | Publisher: Integrity Publications
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 213 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0980870356
• | ISBN-13: 9780980870350