so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Truth to Learn Even though we were ruled over by sin in the past, God’s grace will reign over us because of the righteousness that He...
Romans 5:20 – More Than Plenty
And law entered that the offense might increase. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much much more, Truth to Learn God’s grace easily covers the glaring presence of our sin. Behind the Words The word translated “entered” is the Greek word pareiserchomai. This is a double compound word made...
Romans 5:18, 19 – Summing it Up
Therefore, as through one offense condemnation came to all men, so also through one righteous act, justification of life comes to all men. For as through one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one man's obedience many will be made righteous. Truth to Learn We all deserve...
Romans 5:17 – A Reigning Gift
For if by one offence death reigned through one man, much more those who are receiving an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through one man, Jesus Christ. Truth to Learn We will reign with Christ because of what He has done for us....
Romans 5:16 – One for the Many
Again, the gift of God is not like is not like the result of the one man’s sin. For the judgment which came from one man’s sin resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. Truth to Learn God’s free gift of righteousness...
Romans 5:15 – More Than Enough
But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by grace which is of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. Truth to Learn God’s free gift of grace is more...
Romans 5:14 – Sin on the Throne?
but death reigned from Adam to Moses, even on those who had not sinned in to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who is coming. Truth to Learn Even those who lived before the Law were sinners and suffered death as a result....
Romans 5:13 – Sinless Without Law?
For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Truth to Learn We don’t have to break the Law of Moses to be sinners. Behind the Words “World” is from the Greek word kosmos, which is probably derived from...
Romans 5:12 – Ancestral Sin
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— Truth to Learn Our sinfulness is a result of our being a descendant of Adam. Behind the Words The words “just as” are translated from...
Romans 5:11 – Bragging Rights
And not only that, but we also are rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. Truth to Learn We have the right to rejoice and brag about God our Father. Behind the Words The word translated “rejoicing” is the Greek...