Philip wrote: If any humans were created and thus born independent of Adam and Eve, Scripture does not say so. Meaning, such musings are is pure speculation.
"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to ALL men ..."
So if all men did not come from Adam and Eve, then how did death spread to all? Was there a forbidden smoothie bar, and others "fell" for it's reputation for excellent servings?
All of mankind came from A&E.
Now place the smoothie bar on the ground and backup 100 paces.... Pay no attention to serving quality....
Philip wrote:The entire issue of inherited sin nature has to do with our fleshly relationship to Adam and Eve.
Well there of course is a fleshy relationship in that this particular formation of DNA is the only host we know of that will house the type of living being that we are. But I would say the passing on of a sinful nature because of it being part of the fleshy form I would not initially agree with. My rationale would be that just as there were angels who fell away and caused others of their brethren to fall away that this would be the implied concept of how it spreads.
If you look at it closely we can see the first recorded instance of sin occuring when satan is tempting eve;
Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die...
This was the first recorded sin and it came from another living being who was not in a human genetic form. Keep in mind that eve has not yet sinned so she is currently pure.... and then satan goes on and states a truth to mix with his lie....
Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat....
and boom... we see the transfer of the sinful nature from one being to another followed shortly thereafter by;
.....and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
another transfer of the sinful nature from one being to another who just happened to be the one her fleshly body was made from. But in both cases of the transfers of the sinful nature it is not passed on by genetics it is a social disease that can be passed on by associating with someone who already has it and since all mankind would come from adam and eve then all the decendants were certainly at a disadvantage to avoid it.
The good news tho is that God saw the disease as a possibility and had a plan that he would initiate to cure the problem. He is culturing mankind and drawing out those offspring that have a resistence to the disease and then eliminating the ones who don't. The earth is Gods petrie dish of social disease that has been segregated so that all the beings in heaven (who are also resistant) get to observe how it plays out.