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What does Romans 5:12 mean? Death through sin?

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AnnNettie Paradise Profile

Adam and Eve were created perfect morally, spiritually, and physically. They were perfect according to the standard set by their Creator. Because of disobedience, they did not measure up to this standard and therefore lost perfection for themselves and their offspring. Thus it was through Adam that sin, imperfection, and death were passed on to humankind. (Rom. 5:12)


Cookie Hill Profile
Cookie Hill answered

It means we all get sick and die because Adam the first man passed on to us only what he had when he sinned against God. That is sickness and death. Genesis 3:3

Debbie Harrington Profile

John 8:24 24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins."

Jann Nikka Profile
Jann Nikka answered

Google Romans 5:12 you will get several explanations from different versions.

Please be sure to read the verse(s) or scripture(s) before and after and any referring scriptures.

Several Bible versions help to give a good explanation of a verse.

Just Ice Profile
Just Ice answered

What does Romans 5:12 mean? Death through sin?Romans 5;12 says, "Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—"

This is Paul's teaching not that of Jesus or Genesis.

Death did not enter our world through sin. It was by design. We were not created immortal. According to Genesis man did not attain immortality. It says that man was stopped from eating from the tree of everlasting life.

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Just Ice
Just Ice commented
No, it is not important for me to have the last word, but it is important for me to post a response where I feel one is needed.

I very much doubt you can see it that way, but "You just don't "get it"---and you have no interest in doing so." is precisely what I could say about you.

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Tom  Jackson
Tom Jackson commented
In that case, I am exiting this thread.
Just Ice
Just Ice commented
TY 4 your posts, have a nice day and may the God Jesus prayed to guide us all
Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

The separation of all men from God through the sin of Adam---"original sin.".

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Just Ice
Just Ice commented
It may or may not cause you consternation to know, TJ, that the more familiar I become with the contents of the Bible the more confident I become that the beliefs you hold and post here are at variance with what God and Jesus are quoted as saying in the Bible.
Tom  Jackson
Tom Jackson commented
LOL---obviously you haven't gotten to that degree of confidence yet.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have bothered to comment on what I said.

You yet have far to go in your faith journey.

And it is quite possible you may never get there.....
Just Ice
Just Ice commented
"you haven't gotten to that degree of confidence" - Wrong end of the stick again, I'm afraid. You're obviously describing YOUR situation. That's why you've failed to respond directly to my comments. As you can see i have enough confidence to comment on anything you care to post regarding your beliefs.

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Photo Joe Profile
Photo Joe answered

Paul outlined the matter, starting with this point in Rom 5:12.  We are in a position to understand this because God had a record made of how human life began.  God created two humans, Adam and Eve.  The creator is perfect, and so were those first humans, our ancestors.  God gave them but one limiting directive and informed them that disobeying that law would bring death. Gen 2:17  "for in the day that thou eatest thou shalt die" (ASV)  Today we all die as evidence.

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