Section 4
the words transgression, offense, and disobedi ence all refer to the same thing. They are used interchangeably to designate the fall of Adam. This fall caused a tremendous debit. The third item in the debit column is sin, which came in through Adam's transgression. According to Ro mans 5, judgment, the fourth debit item, follows the entrance of sin. God is a sober God. He is not only righteous, but also sober, always on the alert. God never sleeps. Immediately after Adam transgressed, God intervened and exercised judg ment. Judgment always follows sin. Do not think that you must wait until your death to be judged, for we all were judged in Adam six thousand years ago. We were judged before we were born. The fifth item is condemnation. God's condem nation follows His judgment. Therefore, Adam, with everyone included in him, is under God's condemnation. Since we came out of Adam, we were there when Adam was condemned.
What is the total of the debit column? The total is death. We may list death as item number six, although actually it is the total of the first five items. The sum total of Adam, transgression, sin, judgment, and condemnation is death. This is the total of the universal debit column in the accounting record of the human race.