The Highway Forums General Discussion Devotional Quotes The law is the strength of original sin

Okay, now I have a better idea of what bothers you with Erskine's statement. Of course, as you are most likely aware, Jonathan Edwards held the same view as did the vast majority of Reformers and Puritans who came after them. In fact, all the major Reformed Confessions affirm the same.

I am therefore correct that you disagree with the historic Reformed view on Original Sin, i.e., as a consequence of Adam's sin, he being the federal head and appointed representative of the entire human race, ALL were thus judged by God and justly punished by (1) having Adam's guilt imputed to them and (2) inheriting the corruption of nature? Therefore, at conception ALL are under condemnation being dead in trespasses and sins and have no ability, desire, nor hope of escaping eternal damnation lest God in His infinitely love and mercy bestow grace upon them by regenerating their spiritually dead souls giving them a heart of flesh that yearns after God?

Soooo, let me respond by asking you a question in regard to what you wrote:

Could you please point me to any place in God's inspired written Word where any child is said to be "innocent", i.e., not under the just judgment of God and thus His wrath?

Oh, and I am compelled to ask you if you think that what Jesus is recorded as saying in the Gospels takes precedence over all other Scripture... sorta like one of those "red letter editions"? For you did write: