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Death in Adam, Life in Christ

12 Therefore, just as athrough one man sin entered the world, and bdeath through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—  
13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but asin is not imputed when there is no law.  
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, awho is a type of Him who was to come.  
15 But the free gift is not like the1 offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded ato many.  
16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many1 offenses resulted in justification.  
17 For if by the one man’s1 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.)  
18 Therefore, as through1 one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through aone Man’s righteous act the free gift came bto all men, resulting in justification of life.  
19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by aone Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.  
20 Moreover athe law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace babounded much more,  
21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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What Does Romans 5:14 Mean?



Romans 5:12-14

The apostle John defines sin as the breaking of the law (I John 3:4). Paul states that the effect of sin is death (Romans 6:23). He also shows that both sin and death have been a factor in human existence since the start (Romans 5:12-14). The inescapable conclusion is that God's law, His definition of right and wrong, has been in effect since the very beginning! Because His law was in effect, God has ascribed sin to man from the beginning. Without law, there would have been no sin, and thus no death.

Martin G. Collins
The Ten Commandments



Romans 5:14

The offense committed in ignorance or in willful ignorance is just as abominable as one done with knowledge.

David F. Maas
Is All Fair in Love and War?

Related Topics: Ignorance | Ignorance Begets Irreverence | Ignorance, Willful | Ignoring our Faults | Ignoring our Sins | Offense | Sins, Ignoring | Willful Ignorance




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Romans 5:14:

Acts 5:3
Romans 5:12-14
Romans 6:23
1 John 3:4


 
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