Spiritually Dead
Larry Grim
The question Ethan asked was regarding the teaching of being “spiritually dead” and what that means. This is an extremely popular teaching in Christianity. It’s the idea that when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit, since they didn’t actually die, they died in another way, hence the teaching of dying spiritually. This teaching stems from a lack of understanding and not taking God at his word. Before getting into the meat of this, let’s first take a look at what God meant when He said, “…for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” When the Bible uses the words die, dying, or death it refers to the physical body ceasing to function. There are a few exceptions, but the exceptions prove the rule. …