Spiritual death has been "passed" from Adam

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: - Rom. 5:12

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; - Eph. 2:1

The Ephesians "were dead" and then were "quickened" neither of which pertains to their physical body or physical death.

1. To argue they were only metaphorically "dead" means they were only metaphorically "quickened" and thus only metaphorically "saved" as this quickening is described as being "saved" in verse 5.

2. Paul does not say they "were dying" but "dead". Hence, "dead" cannot refer to the process of physical death but rather to the cause for that process (spiritual death) or being "alienanted from the life of God" (Eph. 4:18), separated from God and thus a spiritual condition "without God" (Eph. 2:13).

3. Jesus demands what is born again is not the body but the "spirit" - Jn. 3:6 - Hence, it is the "spirit" that is "dead" because it is the "spirit" that is "quickened." "Spiritual death" is the appropriate expression because it is the "spirit" which is dead and quickened thus spiritual death and spiritual life. If there is no spiritual death there can be no spiritual life. Moreover, spiritual death and life cannot refer to cessation of existence but separation of our spirit from God (death) versus union of our Spirit with God (life) as God is the source of life, light, love and holiness and thus to be spiritually separated is to be spiritually dead, darkened, in enmity and depraved. Thus "death" and "life" with regard to our spirit refers to our moral condition of spirit rather than to the existence or non-existence of our spirit.

4. Hence, spiritual death precedes physical death in human beings

5. Death is "passed upon all men" and therefore spiritual death cannot possibly originate with post-Adamic mankind but must originate with Adam as Romans 5:12 has "death" entering the world by one man's sin and thus Adam had to experience spiritual "death" prior to his physical death just as we do or else it could not be our experience as death in any form does not originate with us but with Adam death is "passed upon all men."

6. Hence, "in the day" Adam ate spiritual death occurred, thus spiritual separation from God occurred which began the process of physical corruption that ultimately led to his phsyical death just as it does in all of Adam's seed "for in Adam all die."

7. Adam was created in the moral image of God which is "true holiness and righteousness" (Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10) as Adam was "made upright" (Eccl. 7:29).

8. Adam's spiritual relationship with God prior to his sin with regard to his "spirit" was in a right relationship with God, in fellowship with God and worshipped God as Jesus said that God is "a spirit and they that worship him MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT" and Adam worshipped God prior to the fall. If our spirit is "dead" (separated from God) then his spirit became "dead" at the point of sin and thus he was spiritually separated from God due to sin. His spiritual union with God was conditional based upon obedience while ours is unconditional based upon Christ's obedience.

Bottom line is Adam cannot PASS to us what he did not first possess himself. Spiritual death cannot be our experience if it were not first the experience of Adam as "death" is inclusive of both spiritual and physical and "death" does not originate with us but with Adam. Death is "passed" from Adam to us and thus we only experience what Adam's sin brought into the world and so his sin must have brought into the world spiritual death prior to his physical death as that is the true order in our experience. Spiritual death precedes physical death and is the cause while physical death is the consequence.

 

Being "dead" spiritually is an active condition of the spirit. The condition is "in tresspasses and sins" and it is an active condition:

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

This active condition of the human "dead" spirit is further characterized in chapter four:

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: {blindness: or, hardness }
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

This condition of Spirit is the inward cause for the outward consequences of a manifest life of disobedience, just as the quickening of spirit or new birth or new creation is the inward cause for the outward consequences of a manifest life of obedience.

Adam was created "upright" meaning his inward condition of spirit was created in "true holiness and righteousness" or in the moral image of God from which he fell - thus "the fall".

 

Yes, but they did not die physically in that day as Adam lived to be 930 years of age (Gen.5. They died spiritually in that day. Spiritual death always precedes physical death and actually is the cause of physical death as spiritual death separates a person from God who is the source of life ("being alienated from the life of God" - Eph. 4:18). Perhaps that is what you were getting at when you said they died that very day?

 

Hebrews 11:3 with Acts 10:43. There has never been another kind of salvation but one because there has never been another kind of lost condition but one.

 

No, the subjection here is from the time sin and death entered into the world as that is when the natural world changed due to sin.

No, he had no need of new birth as he was made "upright" in spirit and heart but his life was conditioned (Gen. 2:17) upon remaining sinless. Sinless people do not need Christ, do not need salvation. His need for salvation began with the fall into a sinful condition.

You need to study the biblical usage and application of "firstborn" as it hardly ever refers to the actual first person born in a family. Instead, it is used to describe the POSITION of preeminence in inheritance rights and blessing above other children. He stands in the POSITION of preeminence and blessing with regard to inheritance rights over the world. Through his death and resurrection he defeated the usurper of that position (Satan) who usurped that position by deception and sin.

 

You forget one thing! God pronounced it "good" and "very good" which God can never do if death and sin were already existent. Sin and death entered the world due to one man's disobedience and that is repeated over and over again in romans 5:12-19.

Your false theology is what causes you to deny the obvious. Get rid of your false theology and begin with solid Biblical basics.

 

That is simply impossible! God created man "upright" (Eccl. 12:7) in God's MORAL image as man is a moral being and his test was a moral test. He was morally good until the day he morally violated God's law as violating God's law is violating the law of a moral God and what he did was morally wrong.