And the consequences of sin - death - also reigned from that time!
Paul makes it clear that sin was judged apart form the Law (Torah) as well as within the law (Torah).
"12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel."
This passage makes it VERY clear that sin was judged apart from the Law (Torah).
Gen 3:22-23 explains why: "22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken."
The reason Adam and his wife were banished from the garden is also explained: "lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”". Since, "23 For the wages of sin is death," Rom 6:23, obviously Adam and his wife needed to banished before they could partake of the Tree of Life.
Also, the law (Torah) was not added to make sin sin, but to make sin exceedingly sinful: "13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful."
Sin, and the punishment for sin - that is death, preceded the Torah.
Paul makes it clear that sin was judged apart form the Law (Torah) as well as within the law (Torah).
"12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel."
This passage makes it VERY clear that sin was judged apart from the Law (Torah).
Gen 3:22-23 explains why: "22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken."
The reason Adam and his wife were banished from the garden is also explained: "lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”". Since, "23 For the wages of sin is death," Rom 6:23, obviously Adam and his wife needed to banished before they could partake of the Tree of Life.
Also, the law (Torah) was not added to make sin sin, but to make sin exceedingly sinful: "13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful."
Sin, and the punishment for sin - that is death, preceded the Torah.
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