PROCLAMATION
“Consequently, just as one trespass resulted
in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in
justification and life for all people.” Romans 5:18 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the influence
of The Holy Spirit of God by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the believers
in Rome. After stating that we are justified by faith, (Romans 5:1)
he said that should glory in our
sufferings because suffering produces perseverance, and perseverance produces
character, which produces hope. (Romans 5:3-5)
Then Paul said that sin entered the world through one man, and death
through sin. (Romans 5:12) He also said that God’s abundant provision of
grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through one man, Jesus
Christ. (Romans 5:17) He summed it up by saying that one man’s sin
condemned all people and that one man’s righteous act justified all people.
(Romans 5:18)
APPLICATION
Through the disobedience of one man all of us
were made sinners, and through the obedience of one man all of us were given
the opportunity to be made righteous. (Romans 5:19) Sin leads to death,
but through the grace of God, righteousness leads to eternal life through
belief in Jesus, The Christ. (Romans 5:21) Jesus came into this world so
that all people might be saved, but only those who believe in Him will be
saved. Adam’s sin led to all of us being born into sin. (Psalm
51:5) However, belief in Jesus, The Christ, will lead us to salvation and
eternal life. (John 3:16 and Romans 10:9)
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