Studying Through Romans Part 14

It has been a long time since the last blog in this series. I'm hoping to finish Romans in the next couple months.

5:12-14 "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned- for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come."

Death reigned over all, even those who did not break God's commandments. Death came to all men because they were born with a sin nature. The absence of law did not save them from death.

5:15-17 "But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ."

All of us are condemned by Adam's sin. Everyone who has been born on this earth, (excluding Christ) has been born with a sin nature. All of us face death because of one sin. But grace is not like the sin. One man (Christ) has brought life to all. One gift has covered everyone's sin. Sin came into the world through Adam and death was conquered by Christ's finished work on the cross.

5:18-19 "Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous."

Wow!

5:20-21 "The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

It was the law that made our sins greater and more numerous. But this was done so that grace may be even greater than all our sin.