Adam introduced death into the human race. Which two kinds of death does the material identify?

• A. Physical Death - Separation of the spirit of man from the body of man; Spiritual Death - Eternal Separation from God.
• B. Physical Death and Moral Death.
• C. Temporal Death and Spiritual Death.
• D. None of the above.

Answer: (A)

Two kinds of death are identified as entering the human race because of Adam’s sin: physical death and spiritual death. Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the body, the end of bodily life. Spiritual death is the eternal separation of the person from God, reflecting the broken relationship caused by sin. This view shows death affecting both our earthly life and our relationship with God: the body dies, and apart from redemption, the spirit remains cut off from fellowship with God. The other pairings don’t fit this framework, since the material distinguishes death in terms of bodily mortality and relational estrangement from God, not moral or temporal categories.