Originally posted by Brother Bob:
Adam brought the natural and spiritual death on himself but he brought the natural death on mankind. "The commandments came, sin revived and I died". What do you think died? You don't have to repent of Adam's sin to escape the wrath of God, you have to repent of your own.
Here now, this is the second time I've had to warn you about "Spiritual Interpretations", they aren't allows.
That "ONCE (first) death" that is appointed to man is the "Flesh", the "Second death" isn't "Appointed" to anyone, the reason Jesus died for the sins of the "Whole world".
Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this the judgment:
Jesus didn't take away the "sins of the flesh", that's the death appointed to man, flesh dies to pay the wages of it's sins.
Jesus took away the sins of the "Soul" or "Conscience", as in "knowing good/evil", this is where having the "mind of Christ" enter the picture.
Heb 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God,
purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
1Co 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?
But we have the mind of Christ.
Ac 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself,
to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
Jesus didn't put away the filth of the flesh, only of the "Conscience".
1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us
(not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
This is one of those "secret" in plain sight, that can't be seen wearing "Calvin Glasses".