Yes — sin comes naturally because every person is born as a child of Adam with an inherited old Adamic sin nature.
The Bible describes unsaved people as "dead in trespasses and sins" and "by nature the children of wrath" (Ephesians 2:1-3). Les Feldick teaches that people do not become sinners by sinning; they sin because they are born sinners under the old Adamic nature.
Ephesians 2:1-3 — This passage describes humanity's natural condition as spiritually dead and "children of wrath" by nature.
Romans 5:12 — This explains that sin entered the world through one man and that death passed upon all men.
Genesis 3:7 — This records the immediate effect of Adam's disobedience after he ate from the tree.
Ephesians 2:1-3 describes the natural state of every human being. Apart from being made alive in Christ, people are "dead in trespasses and sins." They walk "according to the course of this world" and are under the influence of "the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience." The passage then says all of us "had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others." Genesis 3:7 records the immediate result of Adam's disobedience: "And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked." Romans 5:12 explains the cause: "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." Scripture, therefore, connects the universal experience of sinning to a nature inherited from the first man.
Les Feldick teaches that sin comes naturally because every human being is a son, or child, of Adam. He stresses that people are not sinners because of specific wrong actions; they are sinners first and foremost because they are children of Adam and have inherited the old Adamic sin nature (Clips 3, 4, 6). That nature rebels against everything God commands: whatever God says to do, old Adam says to do the opposite (Clips 2, 4). Les illustrates how soon this nature appears: even the sweetest two-year-old will sin "just as soon as they can" (Clips 1, 5). People simply give in to their natural inclinations and do that which comes naturally (Clips 5, 7). This condition includes morally respectable people as well as those with openly bad lifestyles (Clip 4). The remedy, he adds, is the work of the cross; those who refuse it remain lost as children of Adam (Clip 3).
Les Feldick teaches that lost people are not lost because of specific things they did; they are lost because they are born in sin as children of Adam and have refused the remedy of the cross (Clip 3). He tells the class, "You're not a sinner today because of anything you have done... You're a sinner because you're a child of Adam." Even outwardly good, moral people are nonetheless sinners by nature (Clip 4). Romans 5:12 traces the entrance of sin to one man, Adam.
Les answers the question "how soon does a new child show that sin nature?" by saying, "just as soon as they can." He notes that no matter how sweet a two-year-old is, they will sin just as soon as they are able because they are children of Adam (Clips 1, 5).
Les teaches that Adam was the federal head of the human race, so that all of us inherited our sin nature from him (Clip 6). This inherited nature "can think nothing but contrary to the revealed will of God," making the human race enemies of God (Clip 2). Romans 5:12 puts it in Scripture: "by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin."
Why Heaven Won't Be Full of Boasters: Faith vs. Works
gospel of your salvation, the good news," and remember that's death, burial, and resurrection. So he said, "...we believed when we heard the gospel, and in whom also," that is in Christ also, "...after you," what? See? Not after you joined the church, not after you went through catechism, not after you were baptized, not after you became a communicant, but after what? After you believed.
Children of Adam
Les points to Ephesians 2:3 and says even sweet two-year-olds sin just as soon as they can because they are children of Adam.
The old sin nature
Les explains that we are sinners by virtue of being Adam's offspring and that the old sin nature can think nothing but contrary to God's will.
Lost because of what we are
Les says people are not lost because of specific deeds; they are lost because they are born in sin as children of Adam and have refused the cross.
Sinner by being a child of Adam
Les clarifies that no one is a sinner because of performing a sinful act; good moral people are still sinners because they are children of Adam.
Sin nature appears just as soon as they can
Les identifies the singular "sin" in Romans as the old Adamic nature and answers that a child shows it as soon as they can.
Adam as federal head
Les emphasizes that Adam was the federal head of the human race, so all people inherited a sin nature and, as sons of Adam, are prone to sin.
Children of wrath by nature
Les connects giving in to natural inclinations with Paul's phrase "by nature children of wrath" and points to Genesis 3:7 as the immediate proof of Adam's fall.
Ephesians 2:1-3: And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
This is the key passage showing humanity's natural condition as spiritually dead and children of wrath.
Genesis 3:7: And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
This records the immediate effect of Adam and Eve's disobedience after he ate.
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 explains that one man's sin brought death to all people.
Les Feldick says that even people with a beautiful home, a good family, and no obvious vices are still sinners because they are children of Adam (Clip 4). He teaches that a person is a sinner because of what they are, not only because of what they do (Clip 3).
Les answers that a child shows the old Adamic nature "just as soon as they can," no matter how sweet they seem (Clips 1, 5). Because they are children of Adam, doing wrong comes naturally.
Les explains that in Romans, the singular word "sin" usually refers to the old Adamic nature, the bent to rebel against God, rather than a specific act like theft or adultery (Clip 5).
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