First birth is dead to God.
God did not make all little babies to be sinners.
After being born into this world full of sin and darkness we all fell short and engaged in sinful behavior.
If we say that we were born in sin, then we are really blaming God for our sinful state. We are created by God and made by God, and if God made us sinful, then how can he hold us guilty for our sin? We could stand before him on the day of judgment and tell him it is his fault. But on that day no one will be able to blame God for his sin as the scripture declares, "every man shall be put to death for his own sin" (Deuteronomy 24:16; 2 Kings 14:6; 2 Chronicles 25:4). God has clearly made us accountable for our sin and has commanded all men everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30). This bible study gives plenty of scripture evidence that man is not born in sin with a sin nature.
#4.1 REASONS WHY MAN IS NOT BORN IN SIN
#4.11 Because God created man in his own image
GENESIS 1:26-27
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
27 So
God created1 man in his own image, in the image of God he created1 him; male and female he created1 them.
PSALMS 89:47
47 Remember how short my time is:
why have you created1 all men in vain?
PSALMS 102:18
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and
the people who shall be created1 shall praise Yahweh.
PSALMS 104:23,30
23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
30
You send forth your spirit, they are created1: and you renew the face of the earth.
ISAIAH 43:7
7 Even
every one who is called by my name: for I have created1 him for my glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.
ISAIAH 43:15
15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the creator1 of Israel, your king.
ISAIAH 45:12
12
I have made the earth, and created1 man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host I have commanded.
ISAIAH 54:16
16 Behold,
I have created1 the smith who blows the coals in the fire, and who brings forth an instrument for his work; and
I have created1 the waster to destroy.
MALACHI 2:10
10 Have we not all one father?
has not one God created us1? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
Note 1: All of the underlined words related to created1 are different forms of the same Hebrew verb בָּרָא (Htr. bāra', Strong's 1254), which occurs 54 times in the Old Testament. It is variously translated with the sense of "create" (42x), "creator" (3x), "choose" (2x), "make" (2x) etc.in the KJV. It usually has God as its subject (but not everywhere), because God creates in the sense implied by "bāra'". The fact that the verb can express creation out of nothing can be seen from the fact that it is used in various passages to do with creation of the universe (Genesis 1:1; 2:3; Isaiah 40:26; 42:5; 45:18; 65:17). It is also used in passages which indicate that the created thing came from something else, such as "man" (Genesis 1:27; 5:2; 6:7), "Israel" (Isaiah 43:1; Malachi 2:10), "cloud and smoke" (Isaiah 4:5), as well as many other things (Psalm 51:10; 89:12; Isaiah 45:7-8; 57:19; Jeremiah 31:22; Amos 4:13).
Note 2: When God created man he created him in his own image (Genesis 1:27), but was that a physical image, or a spiritual image? God is not a man (Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29), but rather he is a spirit (John 4:24), and he is invisible (Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17). So we can conclude that man must be created in the spiritual image of God. So let us ask the question, "Is the spiritual image of God corrupt?" If not, then we cannot be created corrupt either. We have become corrupt, but God wants to restore us to his own sinless image that we were created in. This can be shown from the scriptures:
(Colossians 3:10) "And have
put on the new man, who is renewed in knowledge after the image of him who created him."
(Ephesians 4:24) "And that
you put on the new man, who after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
These scriptures refer to born-again Christians putting on "the new man" who is Jesus Christ:
(Romans 13:14) "And you put on the Lord Jesus Christ,"
(Colossians 1:15) "Who is the image of the invisible God,"
(Hebrews 1:3) "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the exact image of his substance,"
The spiritual image of God concerns "knowledge" (Colossians 3:10), and "righteousness and true holiness." (Ephesians 4:24). Children are not born with knowledge, but they can be born holy:
(
1 Corinthians 7:14) "For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now they are holy."
The fact that God is still creating people now, and it does not just refer to Adam and Eve, is made clear by the other scriptures (Psalm 102:18; Isaiah 43:7; 54:16; Malachi 2:10). So if God has created us, as these scriptures show, are we now to conclude that God created us sinful - that we were born in sin, having a sinful nature? Surely this is a blasphemy against God. (Genesis 1:31) "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." (Deuteronomy 32:4) "his work is perfect" God does not change (Malachi 3:6; James 1:17); his work is still perfect, and he does not create us as evil beings.
#4.12 Because God made man
GENESIS 1:26
26 And God said,
Let us make1 man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
GENESIS 9:6 (God)
6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for
in the image of God he made1 man.
DEUTERONOMY 32:6
6 Do you thus requite Yahweh, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he your father who has bought you?
Has he not made you1, and established you?
JOB 10:8 (Job to God)
8 Your
hands have made me and fashioned me1 together all around; yet you destroy me.
JOB 33:4 (Elihu)
4
The Spirit of God has made me1, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
PSALMS 119:73
73 Your hands have made me1 and fashioned me: give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
PROVERBS 22:2 (Solomon)
2
The rich and the poor meet together:
Yahweh is the maker1 of them all.
ISAIAH 27:11
11 When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: the women shall come and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore
he who made them1 will not have mercy on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.
ISAIAH 43:7
7
Every one who is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him1.
ISAIAH 44:2
2 Thus says Yahweh who made you1, and formed you from the womb, who will help you; Do not fear, O Jacob, my servant; and you Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
ISAIAH 57:16
16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would fail before me, and
the souls which I have made1.
LUKE 11:40 (Jesus)
40 You fools, did not
he, who made that which is outside, make that which is inside also?
Note: All of the underlined words translated with the sense of made1 are different forms of the same Hebrew verb עָשָׂה (Htr. ʽāshâ, Strong's 6213), which occurs 2633 times in the Old Testament. In the KJV it is translated with the sense of "do" (1333x), "make" (653x), "wrought" (52x) etc. and is used as a synonym for "create" a number of times, especially when it is used in parallel with "bāra'" (See #4.11 Note). The reasoning here is the same as the previous section. God made us, just as he created us, and therefore we cannot be born evil.
