Yes — according to Scripture, humans are considered sinners because they are children of Adam and have inherited his sin nature.
Scripture shows that through one man sin entered the world, and death passed upon all men because all have sinned (Romans 5:12). Les Feldick explains that people do not become sinners by their actions; they are born sinners as children of Adam. This inherited Adamic nature causes everyone to rebel against God's commands.
Romans 5:12 — Paul directly connects the entire human race's sinfulness to the disobedience of one man, Adam.
Genesis 3:6 — This passage records the original act of disobedience through which the sin nature entered the human race.
Romans 3:20 — This verse shows that the law does not make someone a sinner; it reveals the sin that is already there.
Scripture teaches that sin entered the human race through one man. Romans 5:12 declares that by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and that death passed upon all men because all have sinned. Genesis 3:6 records the actual event: 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 gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Romans 3:20 explains that the law does not make people sinners; rather, the law provides the knowledge of sin.
Les Feldick emphasizes that people are sinners by nature, not by practice. He repeats that we are not sinners because we have done something wrong or because we break the law. Instead, we are sinners because we are children of Adam. Adam's sin caused the whole human race to be born with a sin nature, which Les calls the old Adamic nature. This nature constantly wants to rebel against God's revealed will. As a result, as Les puts it, 'we break the law because we're sinners, and we're sinners because we are sons of Adam' (Clip 3). He also points out that Adam was the federal head of the human race, so sin came through Adam even though Eve ate first (Clip 6).
According to Les Feldick, yes. He says, 'You're not a sinner today because of anything you have done so far as actively performing a sinful act. You're a sinner because you're a child of Adam' (Clip 2). He also explains that 'the people who are lost are not lost because they went out and got drunk one night... They are lost because they are born in sin as children of Adam' (Clip 4). So the scriptural teaching is that the human race is sinful from birth, not from behavior.
Les Feldick teaches that Adam was the federal head, meaning that everyone, including Eve, came from Adam's line. He explains that even though Eve ate first, sin came on the whole human race by way of Adam. Eve was in Adam, so she inherited the sin nature just like every other person since (Clip 6). This is why Romans 5:12 says death passed upon all men because all sinned in Adam.
Les emphasizes that the only remedy for the inherited sin nature is the work of the cross. People are lost because they are born in sin and have refused the remedy of Christ's finished work (Clip 4).
Adam's Spiritual and Physical Death
Les explains that when Adam ate, his spirit died immediately and his body began to die, showing that the consequence of sin entered the human race.
Offspring of Adam Are Sinners
Les states that we are sinners by being offspring of Adam, and the old sin nature thinks only contrary to God's will.
Child of Adam, Not Just Acts
Les directly says you are not a sinner because of anything you have done, but because you are a child of Adam, and the old Adam always opposes God's commands.
Lawbreaking Flow from Sinful Nature
Les clarifies that we do not become sinners by breaking the law; we break the law because we are already sinners as sons of Adam.
Born in Sin and the Cross
Les explains that the lost are not lost because of specific sins but because they are born in sin as children of Adam and have refused the remedy of the cross.
The Inner Problem, Not the Law
Les points out that most religions teach we are sinners because we break the law, but the real problem is a nature within us that continually wants to break the law.
Adam as Federal Head
Les teaches that Adam was the federal head, and sin came upon the whole race through Adam, not through Eve, because everyone was in Adam.
Children of Adam by Birth
Les repeats that we are not sinners because of what we do; we are sinners because we are children of Adam and were all in Adam.
Romans 5:12: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
This is the key verse Les cites in Clip 1 as the scriptural basis for the sin nature being passed to all.
Genesis 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 gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
This recounts the act of disobedience that brought the consequence of sin into the human race.
Romans 3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Les references this passage to show that the law is not what makes someone a sinner; it only reveals the sin already within.
Les teaches that even morally upright people are sinners because they are children of Adam. He uses the example of people with beautiful homes and families who have never cheated anyone, saying they are still sinners because of the old Adamic nature (Clip 2).
Because Adam was the federal head of the human race. Les explains that Eve was in Adam and the whole human race is descended from him, so sin came through Adam, not Eve, even though she ate first (Clip 6).
Les would say no — sinning is the result of being a sinner. We break the law because we already have a sinful nature. The law reveals our sin, but it does not make us sinners (Clips 3, 5).
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