A: Sin came into the world through Adam, the first man
whom God created. All of mankind, and that includes
women, have been born into this world with a sin nature.
(Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into
the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon
all men, for that all have sinned: ) God sent His Son
Jesus into the world to redeem mankind by dying on the
cross and taking our sins upon himself so that we could
have our sins forgiven by God. It was Jesus' sinless
blood that was pure enough to pay for your sins and
mine. It is through faith that we believe that the
death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ is
sufficient and able to not only cleanse away our sins
but is able to keep us for all eternity.
See the following verses:
Punishment for Sin: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death;
Provision of God: but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16,17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the
world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Romans 5:9,10 Much more then, being now justified by his blood,
we shall
be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies,
we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled,
we shall be saved by his life.
Ro 10:9,13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be saved. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall
be saved.
The term "born again" is just another way of explaining
how God redeems a
person from their sin's wages.
As the following verses explain:
John 3:3,7 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily,
I say unto
thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
1Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for
ever.