Romans 5:19
19 For [gar] as [hosper] by [dia] one [heis] man's [anthropos]
disobedience [parakoe] many [polus] were made [kathistemi]
sinners [hamartolos], so [houto] [kai] by [dia] the obedience [hupakoe] of
one [heis] shall [kathistemi] many [polus] be made [kathistemi] righteous [dikaios]. KJV-Interlinear
19 For as by the one man’s
disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many
will be made righteous. ESV
Paul makes a clear distinction that each person is held
responsible, based on their own decisions. The two phrases, many were made, and
many be made, are both in the future tense indicating that once the criteria
had been established, then it is up to future decisions to determine the effect
of those decisions.
Adam committed the original sin. Once Adam had
committed the first original sin, then the first criteria for the sin of
humanity had been established. But it remained for each individual person to actually
commit a sin, and therefore held accountable for their sin, the pattern of
which was established by Adam.
Jesus Christ paid the price for Adams original sin,
but also for each individuals, individual sins, spanning the entire history of
humanity. Jesus Christ established the criteria for salvation, but it remains
that each individual must make a decision regarding that salvation.
Each person has made a choice in life for sin.
Likewise each person has to make a choice in life for salvation.
Therefore, those who are unable to make that choice,
are automatically saved. The example of infants and young children is used to
make this case. God is fair.
Each individual is held accountable for their own
decisions. No one is ever held accountable for the decisions of someone else.
One man established the pattern and precedent of sin.
One man established the pattern and precedent of salvation.
Each person is held accountable and condemned, in sin,
because of their own decision.
Each person is given the gift of salvation, because of
their faith in Christ.
God is fair.
These
studies, are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
that is easily accessible, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if
you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
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No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
