That is the question; how does a baby sin?
I guess I need a little clarification.
Do infants sin? And is it a matter of free will or born into sin?
Ever notice how babies are so innocent?
Messiah Jesus speaks about children also. Is He trying to tell us something?
Anyhow, just my thoughts and questions that have been perplexing me of late.
An apple seed has produced no apples let alone the tree.
Yet it is by nature born of another apple seed and will by nature given time produce apples .
For every seed is by that law of God predestined to bring forth fruit after its own kind.
Thus we are ALL born in sin and shapen in iniquity . Even Mary the mother of the Lords flesh .
What does it mean to be born in sin?
It means we are born of Adams seed who is the father of us all .
and as "levi was in the loins of Abraham when he gave tithes to Malchesidech"
Then all men were in the loins of Adam when he disobeyed God and became by doing so subject to sin and death even as he did .
"For as IN the first Adam all die even so shall all men IN the last Adam or Christ shall all be made alive" 1Cor 15:22.
As he corrupted himself so all IN him were also corrupted .
and while HE was CREATED in the image of God .We are BORN in the image of Adam.
Thus we are BORN IN sin and SHAPEN in iniquity .
To all and any then who hope to lay claim to their own righteousness on the foundation of a new born childs lack of sin . They lay their foundation upon sand . For "all our righteousness's is as filthy rags in HIS sight " though in mans it might seem fine like the fig leaf did .
The matter of free will.
In very truth .
When Eve partook of that fruit that God said not to eat .
Whos will then did she do?
Clearly her own.
For by her own perception she SAW that it was good to eat. and by her own reasoning based upon her perception she reasoned "it would make her wise "
She did eat then of her own free will . But whos will did she do ?
Gods ? who said though shalt not eat of it ?
Or the serpents who said she could with no evil consequences but good ones?
It was not Gods will clearly . For she did eat what God said not to eat and for good reason .
It was the serpents will for he sought their death an"bondage by the fear of death"
So we should not get hung up too much on the matter of free will . For as a sinner a man is inclined to sin .Not towards holiness .
It is not until he is faced with the Gospel does he have another choice and is able and free to do so .To do the devils will or Gods.
Gods will is "that none should perish but that all should come to a knowledge fo the truth"
But what is mans will? To be willing to come to a knowledge of the truth even as he is so led by God .
Or to reject the truth as he is led and deceived by the devil?
Things have not changed at all and those who reject Gods account of our beginings or compromise it with the worlds idea .Will and can and are deceived in doing so.
Simply by the same expedient as it was in the beginning adding 'N O T " and thus changed the truth into a lie .
in Christ
gerald