Paul’s answer was “because all sinned” and not because Adam sinned?
Greetings! Now you know very well, you picked the most debatable verse in 5. All that means is we see that all sinned, nothing more.
You can't ignore how many times the
one word was used, for the one act, the one man, one trespass, all showing federal headship. Why does he repeat the
one word alot? What was he saying?
Does grace reign because of you justifying yourself , or what Christ did in 5:17?
Of course you will say for what Christ did, so likewise death reigned because of what Adam did, not because of what you did, or any other human. Besides, death reigned right after the one mans trespass, it
followed that trespass in 5:16, not ours, and it reigned from
that point, not from the "all" of 5:12.
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through
one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through
one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that
one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that
one man's sin. For the judgment
following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of
one man's trespass, death reigned through that
one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through
the one man Jesus Christ.