Lesson 14
The
Brain Soul Complex
DOCTRINE: OLD SIN NATURE
(Part 3)
4. The mechanics of the presence of the sin nature in all
mankind
a. Proof that the sin nature is located in the genetic
code of the flesh:
1. David said his conception was marked by sin and since
sex isn't a sin between husband and wife he must be discussing the origin of
his sin nature. ( Ps.51:5 )
"Behold,
I was brought forth in iniquity (be'awon) !Aw["b.
- iniquity is one of the
most complex Hebrew words. (root = 'awah) has a meaning to
bend, to distort, to make crooked.
- So it also is used of subterfuge and treachery employed
that brings oppression, injustice and harm. (Good synonym for the sin nature)
and in sin (be-hata
aj.xeb.) my mother conceived me.
-
(this refers to the first cell of his fleshly existence at conception)
- Note: Ps 51 has as its background David's confession of
his sin concerning the Bathsheba incident.
2. Consistent references to the flesh and body as being
the place of sin and lust (Ro
See
Ro.7:23-25; 8:1-9,12,13; Gal 5:16 "lust of the flesh"; Eph
2:3; Col 2:11; 2 Pet 2:10,18; 1 Jn 2:16.
3. Necessity of the virgin birth (cover in detail in pt.
6) Rom 8:3 "sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, He
condemned sin in the flesh.")
4. The fact that the sin nature isn't in the soul since
the soul comes by
creation and God being perfect does not create imperfect beings.
b.
Mechanics of the perpetuation of the sin nature.
1. Since the sin nature originated with Adam at the fall
and is in the flesh, Adam can perpetuate through procreation nothing better
than himself.
2. When he was judged for his sin he acquired via genetic
engineering the sin nature with its various lusts and propensity to human good.
3. All of which he then passed on
to his progeny in procreation.
4. The sin nature begins in each person when the 23
chromosomes of the male sperm fertilize the 23 chromosomes of the female ovum.
5. So the genetic code in general and the sin nature genes
in particular are
found in the first cell and spreads to all cells (100 trillion) during the
pregnancy.
6. But the sin nature manifests itself in the genes (DNA)
of the cells of the
central nervous system (B/C) and has excellent opportunity to
influence the Real You from birth by influencing ones thinking. (Gen 6:5;
8:21b; Jer
17:9; Mt
7. So all men are born sinners inherently due to genetic
engineering.
8. The volition of the Real You remains free to respond to
grace and upset the rule of the sin nature.
c.
Mechanics of spiritual death and the sin nature.
1. Adam's fall and subsequent judgment resulting in his
spiritual death is the origin of the sin nature. Rom 5:12-13
a. This newly acquired sin nature was etched into Adam's
genetic code, his DNA.
b.
God who
must judge all sin and sinful conditions at some point in A-C, imputed A.O.S.
to its genetic home (sin nature) producing spiritual death. (Gen
- everything that is in or from the sin nature, God must
judge!
- Personal sin, & evil judged at the cross
- bel's human good - judged at
J.S.C.
- UB's human good - judged at G.W.T.J.
c. Conclusions:
1. through one man = Adam
2.
Sin entered the world = origin of sin in human race
3. death through sin = spiritual
death (result of AOS imputed to its genetic home)
2. Adam's fall and subsequent spiritual death is the
pattern for Adam's progeny.
a. Mechanics of the spread of spiritual death.
1. All inherit genetically Adam's sin nature - called
flesh - the body
of corruption.
2. At the point of conception God imputes A.O.S. to its
genetic home the sin nature.
God creates
the Soul - imputes human life, the
neshemah and because the individual has a sin nature therefore God must then
impute Iaos.
3. Result = mankind is born physically alive but
spiritually dead.
Eph
2:1 "... and you were dead in the sphere of trespasses and sins."
1 Cor
4. So all of Adam's posterity shares in his spiritual
death from birth, and that involuntarily.
Rom
5:14a "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over
those who had not sinned (voluntarily) in the likeness of Adam's
offense".
Rom
5:15b "For if by the transgression of the one the many died".
Rom
5:18a "So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation (katakrima
- sp death) to all men".
Rom
b. God is perfectly fair - (sin nature likes to cry unfair! ) when he imputes AOS to Adam's progeny since:
1. Wherever the sinful trend (sin nature) leads - the sin
of Adam follows - affinity.
2. God in the name
of fairness, justice and being totally consistent with His holiness must impute
Adam's sin to mankind's sin nature. (law of cause and effect)
3. Wherever the
justice of God finds the cause, OSN, He must impute the effect, A.O.S..
4. *** cause ***
*** effect ***
Chooses to sin A.O.S.
Adam's
org sin sin
nature (Adam's)
us with sin nature Iaos
law of cause and effect demands consistency
5. The sin nature
in the collective body of mankind is an involuntary cause but a cause nevertheless.
Rom
6. The effect is the imputation of AOS to mankind's sin
nature.
7. So at birth God charged each individual with AOS so
collectively we sinned when Adam sinned. Rom
8. We are all from birth facsimiles of Adam possessing (Adam's) sin nature - IAOS and therefore are born spiritually dead.