The Bible distinguishes
between biological and soul life
Biological life originates
at conception and is mother dependant; soul life originates at birth and is God
dependant.
1. Biological life and the OSN begin at
conception; soul life begins at birth.
2. The content of the
womb is twofold: biological life in the process of development; the sin nature
in the process of transmission.
3. There is no human
life in the womb.
4. Human life is
formed at birth by that imputation that combines soul life and biological life.
5. Since the OSN resides in the womb but human life does not reside in the womb, God is
not and cannot be the author of sin.
6. The conflict
between volition of the human soul and the OSN does not exist
until after birth because there is no human life in the womb.
7. Biological life
minus soul life is not human life; biological life plus soul life equals human
life.