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The biblical basis for the belief is generally found in Genesis 3 (the story of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden), and in texts such as Psalm 51:5 ("I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me") and Romans 5:12–21 ("Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin ...
Kline justifies this interpretation by referencing Romans 5:12–19, in which it says "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even ...
According to Paul the Apostle, Adam's sin brought sin and death to all humanity: "Through one man, sin entered the world, and through sin, death" (Romans 5:12). According to the orthodox Christian view, Jesus saved humanity from final death and damnation by dying for them.
— Yi Sun-sin, Korean naval commander (16 December 1598), telling his nephew to hide his death by gunshot from his soldiers to avoid demoralizing them during the Battle of Noryang "I die a martyr and willingly — my soul shall mount up to heaven in this chariot of smoke."
One died for all, so that all died (2 Corinthians 5:14). [75] This is not only different from substitution, it is the opposite of it." [web 10] By this participation in Christ's death and rising, "one receives forgiveness for past offences, is liberated from the powers of sin, and receives the Spirit."
The Jewish view concerning Adam's sin is best expressed by Rabbi Ammi: [26] "No man dies without a sin of his own. Accordingly, all the pious, being permitted to behold the Shekhinah before their death, reproach Adam (as they pass him by at the gate) for having brought death upon them; to which he replies: 'I died with but one sin, but you have ...
As I lay awake in bed this morning, the bird announced it was 4 a.m.; and a thought came to visit me from the Greek historian Herodotus who simply said, "Death is a delightful hiding place for a ...
In the philosophy of religion, felix culpa is considered as a category of theodicy explaining why God would create man with the capacity to fall in the first place. As an interpretation of the Fall , the concept differs from orthodox interpretations which often emphasize negative aspects of the Fall, such as Original Sin .