Obedience Of The One Man
Therefore,
just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in
this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
To be sure, sin was
in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s
account where 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 is a pattern of the one to come.
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! Nor can the gift of God be compared with
the result of 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!
Consequently, just as
one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act
resulted in justification and life for all people. 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.
The law was
brought in 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.
Romans
5:12-21
Every since death
entered the human experience in Genesis, it has been life’s one great
inevitability, and for many, their chief fear.
From the moment in
the Garden of Eden with the sin of our first parents, sin and death reigned.
Yet we need not fear death or its consequences. Because of Christ, we can have
confident hope. His victory of life over death has given us eternal life.
Have you
received Him?
Christ’s
empty tomb guarantees our victory over death.
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