Sunday, November 29, 2020

ONE MAN'S SIN CONDEMNED US AND ONE MAN'S DEATH JUSTIFIED US

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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