[Pelayo]

I wonder how that applies to current events. Most specifically: if terrorism is evil and pacifists seek to pacify or make "peace" with evil as opposed to fighting and resisting evil, then is pacifism evil?

Yes, in as much as it is apathy to the problem. Those who really believe the problem can't be solved by war are more justifiable, at lest they believe something.

[JohnnyM]

In response to the sin nature inherited through the father.

It was right in front of my face in Romans from a passage quoted earlier.

Romans 5:12-19
"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous."

The one here is Adam. There is no mention of Eve. Adam is the one responsible for bringing in sin and it is from him (the father) where we receive our sin nature.

JM