Here's another hole that I've spotted in the ransom teaching:
Romans 5:15-17 says this:
"But it is not with the gift as it was with the trespass. For if by one man’s trespass many died, the undeserved kindness of God and his free gift with the undeserved kindness by the one man Jesus Christ abounded much more to many. 16 Also, it is not with the free gift as it was with the way things worked through the one [man] that sinned. For the judgment resulted from one trespass in condemnation, but the gift resulted from many trespasses in a declaration of righteousness. 17 For if by the trespass of the one [man] death ruled as king through that one, much more will those who receive the abundance of the undeserved kindness and of the free gift of righteousness rule as kings in life through the one [person], Jesus Christ."
The above passage makes it seem like Jesus act of justification is the exact opposite of Adam's sin in terms of it's efficasy. In fact it even implies that the benefit of the ransom is going to be applied more liberally to all, than was the condemnation from Adam's sin was passed on to all. However, that is clearly not the case. The penalty for Adam's sin was passed on to us all automatically with none of us having a say or choice in the matter. We don't have to exercise faith in Adam or his sin, to suffer the penalty of death. But to experience the gift of life from the ransom, we have to work hard at cultivating faith in Jesus and his sacrifice. More than that we also have to work hard against our sinful tendencies so as to not disqualify ourself from benefiting. Everyone dies because of Adam's sin whether they want to or not. By contrast, a large percentage of mankind will not benefit from the ransom.
Shouldn't the ransom be applied automatically to all of Adam's offspring even as Adam's sin was applied automatically to all - especially since it isn't our fault that we were born imperfect and prone to sin?