PROCLAMATION
“Therefore as by the
offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the
righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were
made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
Romans 5:18-19 (KJV)
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 we 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 5:18-19) The law was given so that man could see that
sin abounded. But where sin increased, the
grace of God increased even more. (Romans 5:20-21)
APPLICATION
Through the
disobedience of one man, Adam, all of us were made sinners, and through the
obedience of one man, Jesus The Christ, 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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