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Puritan Board Post-Graduate
I saw that this had been discussed earlier, but comments were disabled, so I kicked a new thread off, since I want to discuss where I am landing on these verses.
Romans 5:12–14
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—for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. (ESV)
I am reading this as a contrast between the Mosaic Law and what I believe Paul is describing as the original "law of sin and death" (Rom 8:2). That is, Paul is stating that even though the Mosaic law had not yet been given, all died because they violated God's foundational law, which Jesus identified as "love God and love your neighbor", as well as through the imputed sin of Adam.
I also think that "but sin" should be translated as "and sin", as it is in YLT, which may better contextualize this view.
Thanks, in advance, for your considered response.
Romans 5:12–14
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—for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. (ESV)
I am reading this as a contrast between the Mosaic Law and what I believe Paul is describing as the original "law of sin and death" (Rom 8:2). That is, Paul is stating that even though the Mosaic law had not yet been given, all died because they violated God's foundational law, which Jesus identified as "love God and love your neighbor", as well as through the imputed sin of Adam.
I also think that "but sin" should be translated as "and sin", as it is in YLT, which may better contextualize this view.
Thanks, in advance, for your considered response.
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