Does Trump make all Americans Republicans? No.
Did Hitler make all Germans Nazis? No.
(No connection there, just two examples that came to mind, I hate all politics.)
So why does Adam's sin make all humans sinners, at least as far as I understand mainstream Christian theology?
What kind of logic is that? Imputed guilt is what this is called, IIRC.
People say, well it works the same way as Christ representing you. No, it doesn't. With Christ, he is your representative through personal association: faith. Whereas I couldn't care about Adam. It makes no sense.
Did Hitler make all Germans Nazis? No.
(No connection there, just two examples that came to mind, I hate all politics.)
So why does Adam's sin make all humans sinners, at least as far as I understand mainstream Christian theology?
What kind of logic is that? Imputed guilt is what this is called, IIRC.
People say, well it works the same way as Christ representing you. No, it doesn't. With Christ, he is your representative through personal association: faith. Whereas I couldn't care about Adam. It makes no sense.