{"id":1544,"date":"2010-02-22T19:35:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T01:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2010-02-22T19:35:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T01:35:18","slug":"romans-520-more-than-plenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-520-more-than-plenty\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 5:20 – More Than Plenty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 5:20<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

God\u2019s grace easily covers the glaring presence of our sin.<\/p>\n

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

The word translated \u201centered<\/span>\u201d is the Greek word pareiserchomai<\/span><\/em>. This is a double compound word made up of para<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201calongside,\u201d eis<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cinto,\u201d and erchomai<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto come or to go.\u201d Hence, it means \u201cto come in alongside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAbound\u201d is from the word pleonadz\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto make more or to increase.\u201d<\/p>\n

The words \u201cabounded much more\u201d are translated from the Greek word huperperisseu\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is a compound of huper<\/span><\/em> (or hyper<\/span><\/em>), meaning \u201cover or above\u201d and perisseu\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto be in excess or to superabound.\u201d Hence hyperperisseu\u014d<\/span><\/em> means \u201cto be more than in excess\u201d or \u201cto more than superabound.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

In these two final verses in the fifth chapter of Romans, Paul seems to anticipate an objection that might be raised against the argument he has been making. The objection would be, \u201cIf sin was already in the world and man was already condemned, then what purpose did the Law serve?\u201d That is the question that Paul is going to answer here.<\/p>\n

From the word that Paul used we can see that the Law came in alongside. You see, God did not deliver the Law as something new or to replace something else. It was delivered to stand alongside the sin guilt that already existed in man.<\/p>\n

The real question is, \u201cWhy?\u201d According to Paul, the Law was delivered so that the offense might \u201cabound\u201d or \u201cincrease.\u201d Did it actually create more sin? No, it simply made it more obvious. It\u2019s like turning-on a light in a dirty, dusty room. With the light off, the filth is there but it can\u2019t be seen. When the light is turned on, the dirt and dust become obvious and undeniable. That was the purpose of the Law, to make our sinfulness obvious.<\/p>\n

The greatest news in this verse, is that where sin was in abundance as a result of having had the light turned on, the grace of God did not simply more abound, it more than superabounded. When God bestows His grace to us, it is not just barely enough to cover our sin guilt, it is way more than enough. There is no question that it is more than sufficient. It was necessary for us to see our sinfulness in the light of God\u2019s presence so that we could not deny it and so that God\u2019s grace would be even more evident when He saved us from that sinfulness.<\/p>\n

Once again, we see that God did not leave us out in the dark but provided us a way to freely come into the light!<\/p>\n

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

Anyone who has honestly faced the fact of their own sinfulness knows that they are not just a little bit of a sinner. We know how great our sinfulness really is. But God\u2019s grace is more than enough to cover all of our filthy sinfulness. Praise God!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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