How did sin and death become tied together?
Sin and death became tied together when Adam ate and sinned; immediately death came. Since that first bite, sin and death have been linked, with the only remedy being the Gospel: Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead.
Les explains that sin and death are two facts of life tied together, an everyday experience for the whole world. It all began when Adam ate, and as soon as he ate, he sinned; the minute he sinned, death came. Ever since Adam took that first bite, sin and death have been tied together, and the only remedy is the Gospel—that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. The law of the Spirit in Christ Jesus sets believers apart from that other fact of life, sin and death.