{"id":1538,"date":"2010-02-18T20:23:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T02:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2010-02-18T20:23:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T02:23:01","slug":"romans-517-a-reigning-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-517-a-reigning-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 5:17 – A Reigning Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 5:17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We will reign with Christ because of what He has done for us.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOffence<\/span>\u201d is from the word parapt\u014dma<\/span><\/em>, which we saw a couple verses back meaning \u201ca falling by the wayside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDeath<\/span>\u201d is a word we haven\u2019t looked at yet. It is from the Greek word thanatos<\/span><\/em>, which is based on the verb thanesk\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto die.\u201d Thanatos<\/span><\/em> is actually an adjective in form but it is a noun in usage. It is used to refer to physical death (the death of our physical bodies) as well as spiritual death (exclusion from the presence and favor of God). The base meaning of this word implies separation. Regarding physical death it is the separation of the soul and spirit from the body. With respect to spiritual death is the separation of the spirit from the presence and favor of God.<\/p>\n

The word \u201creceive<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek word lamban\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto take, to accept, or to receive.\u201d It is expressed here as a participle (who are receiving<\/span>).<\/p>\n

The word translated \u201cabundance<\/span>\u201d is perisseia<\/span><\/em>, which is based on the verb perisseu\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which we also saw a couple of verses back. Perisseia<\/span><\/em> roughly means \u201cmore than enough\u201d or \u201can overflowing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul now combines and summarizes the previous two verses in a single statement. He starts off with, \u201cFor if by one man\u2019s offense death reigned.<\/span>\u201d This is another first class conditional phrase as we saw two verses back, so we can read it as, \u201cFor since by one man\u2019s offense death reigned<\/span>\u201d But the word, \u201cman\u2019s<\/span>\u201d is not present in the original, so we can read this as, \u201cFor since by one offense death reigned by one<\/span> (man).\u201d Paul says death has reigned as a result of one offense by one man.<\/p>\n

The next phrase starts out with \u201cmuch more<\/span>.\u201d In other words, this phrase is of even greater impact than the previous phrase. This phrase, \u201cthose who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness,<\/span>\u201d is talking about those of us who have been saved by grace through faith.<\/p>\n

He now makes a play on words in the midst of this very difficult passage. In the first part of this verse, Paul talked about death reigning<\/strong> over all of mankind as a result of sin. Now he says that we who are saved will reign in life<\/strong>; that is, in heaven we will reign with Christ in a state of eternal life. And that reign of ours, with Christ, will be as a result of one man, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s read this entire verse: \u201cFor since by one offense death reigned by one<\/span> (man), much more those receiving an excess of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One<\/span> <\/span>(man), <\/span>Jesus Christ.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Death reigns over us because of what Adam did, and no matter how much good we try to do, we cannot earn our way out of it. Our eternal reign with Christ, however, is God\u2019s overflowing gift to us because of what Jesus Christ has done for us.<\/span><\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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