The word original is related to the word origin. Romans 5 deals with the original sin, the origin of sin and how we became sinners. Adam set in motion a chain reaction of sin; he polluted the river of human life and all who drink from it will be infected. The doctrine of original sin is not only that Adam committed the original sin, but that all mankind sinned in and along with Adam. Adam was our federal head, our representative, and we all sinned when Adam sinned. His sin is imputed to us along with our own sin.
People understandably object, “That’s not fair!” The reality is the last thing we want from God is fairness. It was not fair for Jesus to take all our sins on himself. If God is fair with us, we all go to hell for our sins. We don’t want fairness from God. What we need is mercy. The long and short of it is that just as Adam is responsible for our condemnation, so too Christ is responsible for our salvation.
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