The bible paints a symbolic picture of spiritual death as banishment from God, or separation from God, in Genesis 3:22-24.FFC wrote:I think we still are on topic, what with the sin and hell talk.Turgonian wrote:But because of the 'sin nature', we commit sins. God judges us not on the basis of our 'sin nature', but our actual sins.
However, let's get back to topic.
As far as sins we commit sending us to hell and not our sin nature, I disagree. When God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of Good and evil, because in the day that they did they would die, He was talking about spiritual death. The sins that we commit are just the manifestation of that condition, not the cause of our separation from God. No spiritually dead person can ever enter the kingdom of God.
The only way back to God is by an act of God Genesis 3:21 by which act leads to the tree of life Genesis 3:24, 1 Peter 2:24, and Revelation 2:7, Revelation 22:12-14, John 6:47-58 .
Such biblical symbolism conveys truth profound.
Sin, the physical and moral transgression of God's Laws, makes life ugly and robs us from finding our true God given purpose for our lives. Jesus came to give life and life abundant! Only way back to God is by an act of God. Great is the mystery
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