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How do we know that Adam represents all mankind?

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Adam is seen as the representative head of humanity due to his role in the Fall, which brought sin to all mankind.

The doctrine of federal headship posits that Adam serves as the representative for all humanity, as established in Romans 5:12-19. By his disobedience, sin entered the world, affecting every person born after him. This theological understanding reflects that just as all sin through Adam's act, all may be justified through the obedience of Christ, the last Adam. This representative role emphasizes God's plan of salvation, where through one man came death, and through another man comes life eternal for all who believe. Therefore, the headship of Adam encapsulates the need for a Savior because of humanity's shared fallenness.
Scripture References: Romans 5:12-19, Genesis 3:6

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