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As the head of the human race and ruler over all creation, Adam’s rise and fall have influenced the birth, existence and experience of every person born into the world. When the father of humanity sinned against his Creator, he did not only imperil his life and future, but also the life of all future generations. The Bible states very clearly,

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 5:12

In Adam all die. . . 1 Corinthians 15:22

Truth Nugget #1: When Adam sinned, all humanity sinned with him, because all humanity was embedded in the seed of his loins.

Adam’s decision to obey the devil through the voice of his wife, virtually sold the human race into a life of slavery to sin and rebellion against God. The apostle Paul confirmed this truth when he expressed his frustration with his life before knowing Christ as Messiah, Savior and Lord.

We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am a creature of the flesh [carnal, unspiritual], having been sold into slavery under [the control of] sin.

Romans 7:14, AMP

Before we were even born into this world, we were bound by the law of sin and death that was already at work in our nature, through the corrupt seed of our forefather, Adam.

For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, ²³but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.

Romans 7:22, 23

Consequently, ALL humanity commits sin because we are ALL “natural-born” sinners; and we do not become sinners based on the sins we commit. In other words, it is the sinner that produces the sinful behavior and not sinful behavior that turns the person into a sinner. Our noblest attempts to obey God’s law are always undermined by the law (principle) of sin, naturally ingrained in our mind and members of our body. This reminds me of a story I once heard from a former Bible professor and evangelist:

A scorpion desperately wanted to get across a very wide river. He spotted a turtle on the river’s edge just ahead of him. He quickly approached the docile creature and asked her very politely to allow him the privilege to ride on her sturdy back to the other side. The wise turtle said very kindly, “I am sorry Mr. Scorpion, I would have gladly taken you across, but I am afraid of your poisonous sting.” “You may kill me in the middle of our swim over this river.” “Nonsense, Mrs. Turtle,” replied Mr. Scorpion. “If I should sting you in the middle of our swim, you will not only die, but I would certainly drown; and I definitely do not want die.”

The wise, old turtle thought for a little while, and then she said: “Alright, you had me fooled for a moment, but you have a very valid point; drowning is no fun at all.” “Come on, hop aboard, and I’ll gladly take you over.” The scorpion got unto the back of the turtle and they began their journey over the river. Sure enough, when they got a little more than mid-stream, the scorpion jumped on the unprotected head of the turtle and delivered its venomous sting. The turtle gave a very loud “squawk” and in its dying breath said: “Mr. Scorpion you deceived me; now we are both going to die.” The scorpion replied sadly, “I am terribly sorry Mrs. Turtle, I tried very hard not to harm you, but it is just my nature to sting. It’s what I was made to do!”

Like “Mr. Scorpion,” it is the nature of Adam’s descendants to commit sin; it is what we were born to do. We were born in sin and fashioned in iniquity Psalm 51:5). Adam’s deadly seed of lust and corruption lies incubated in the body and soul of the “innocent” newborn, and insidiously permeates and influences the life of the growing infant. The Word of God reveals that the wicked go astray from the womb; they err from their birth, speaking lies (Psalm 58:3). No one has to teach a toddler how to manipulate its parents, or a young child how to lie to escape discipline. The death-dealing sin virus clings to its host from conception in the womb till the end of it life. Yes! From beginning to end, sin and humanity are inseparable. The Bible confirms that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23); and that there is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10).