Adam was created by God and imparted with “lives” (Gen. 2:7). Adam’s body was formed from the dust of the ground. God breathed into him the breath of lives (נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים nishmath chayyiym), and Adam became a living soul (נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה nephesh chayyah).[1] When Adam sinned he died spiritually, he still had a body and a soul even though his human spirit was dead.
Everyone after Adam is borne spiritually dead, so this is a state of being for mankind and not something experienced by mankind. That is, we are not borne spiritually alive then die as a result of sin. We are borne spiritually dead because of Adams sin. This spiritual death can be seen played out when God came looking for them and they hid themselves. Spiritual death is nothing more than separation from God.
[1] Pastor Bob Bolender, Basic Doctrinal Studies, p. 27.
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