I don't understand Scripture to be directly and specifically relating our physical death to our sinner's debt of condemnation to eternal death, but rather to our fallen nature.
How are they not all tied together? Are you separating what took place in Genesis 2-3?
- If you eat you will surely die (some choose to see 2 deaths in the Hebrew - Dying you will die - Others just see emphasis - Surely die)
- Ate and eyes were opened and they hid (immediate spiritual death, at minimum, and beginning of physical death?)
- Ground cursed; all the days of life & until you return to the ground stated, so physical death clearly in view now.
- Spiritual death and physical death from original sin/violation/disobedience. Physical death clearly identified in the curse.
Agreed, this physical death situation is interesting, and death is a tough study, but, as we know, we still see the
curse on the ground and physical death not yet lifted. Also, we see that we are in a sense going through something similar here, in Christ, to the testing He went through in a body of flesh (which kind of takes us back to the OP). We're in Him but also having to learn obedience, and depending upon your OSAS views, the testing is not inconsequential.
I've already brought up the verse re: the destruction of the last enemy - death (1 Corinthians 15:26). Death and Hades are cast into the Lake of Fire in Revelation 20:14, there will be no more death per Revelation 21:4 - all having to do with the second death - and no more
curse in Revelation 22:3. So, apparently, God is still dealing with the
curse and physical death, and will be doing so until the final judgment.
And then we have this:
ESV 2 Timothy 1:10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who
abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
NET 2 Timothy 1:10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has
broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
NIV 2 Timothy 1:10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has
destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Another, Already done and not yet done situation in our Text.
Point is, in Christ we've died and been resurrected, and death has no more power. We've been freed from being under its rule. Abiding in Christ and resurrected spiritually, we still groan and look forward to our assured physical resurrection (2 Corinthians 5:4). We're not ruled by sin and death, having been freed by Christ, but the
curse is still physically active on the physical creation until the final judgment is completed.
Our differences are confusing - somewhat unclear.