Romans 5:21

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Romans 5:21

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21 That [hina] as [hosper] sin [hamartia] hath reigned [basileuo] unto [en] death [thanatos], even [kai] so [houto] might [basileuo] grace [charis] reign [basileuo] through [dia] righteousness [dikaiosune] unto [eis] eternal [aionios] life [zoe] by [dia] Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos] our [hemon] Lord [kurios].   KJV-Interlinear

21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.   ESV

Death and life stand in stark extreme opposites from each other. Death is a separation from something, and in this case spiritual death is separation from God, just as physical death is a separation from physical life. Both are permanent.

Sin is the cause of death, or the cause of the separation.

Grace is not the cause of life, but it is the mechanism by which life can be obtained, out of death.

Righteousness is the state of perfection, and is the natural state of God.

Justification, is the plan of God, and is the mechanism by which righteousness can be obtained, out of unrighteousness.

Physical death is the best example we have in trying to understand spiritual death. When a person dies physically, their soul and spirit leave the body, and the body remains lifeless.

The dead body is incapable of doing anything. You can’t talk to it, and it can’t talk to you, and the body that is without life, is helpless and useless, not to mention lifeless, and has no good destiny whatsoever.

Spiritual death, using the symbolism of physical death, is a separation from God, wherein the individual is no better off than a dead body.

Without God there is no life. Without life there is no activity. Without life there is no blessing, no good thing to look forward to, and only emptiness and a great void exists in death.

God created a plan. God includes the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three members of the Godhead are a part of the divine plan, by which salvation has been provided for us, so that we can have eternal life, and be fulfilled within ourselves, by means of Bible doctrine.

Notice, that everything that is good in life, requires God as a necessary ingredient in our life.

Without God, without Christ, without the Spirit, without Bible doctrine, you would be incapable of having any meaning and purpose, or even an existence, in life.

And remarkably, knowing all of this, far too many people simply do not take life seriously. People rely on their own wisdom, and do not even consider the possibility of a higher wisdom, which they could investigate, or discover, or figure out that there is something more.

And if there is anything that is a tragedy or a disaster in life, it is the indifference and unwillingness of the individual to seek divine revelation, and discover the truths of Christ and doctrine, and their spiritual life.

One of the prophecies for the end of our dispensation, is not specifically a prophecy, but it is a description of apostasy, which was described by both Jesus and Paul. They referred to it as a great apostasy, when referring to the revealing of the antichrist.

That description of the great apostasy, was said that it would occur, prior to the revealing of the antichrist.

We know from our study of Revelation, that the rapture will occur, and we as believers in Christ will be removed from this world. When that will happen we do not know, except for the descriptions of various historical trends that will occur near the end of our dispensation.

Trends such as an increase in knowledge, an increase in earthquakes, an increase in population, and such things like that. But there was one other prediction that would occur near the end of our dispensation, and that was the great apostasy.

When the rapture occurs, the great apostasy will already be in place. It won’t occur suddenly and immediately following the rapture. When Jesus and Paul were speaking, they were talking to believers in our dispensation, who could possibly see and recognize the existence or the growth of a great apostasy.

We also know that over the last 2000 years, there have been periods of tremendous apostasy, in a variety of forms. But all of those spiritually low periods, were followed by spiritual recovery.

We also know that there are three great spiritual gaps in history. Within these gaps there is a tremendous disinterest in truth, and doctrine, and even in salvation.

The first gap occurred during the 100+ years of Noah’s construction of the ark. Noah built the ark, and evangelized, and no one listened, consequently only eight individuals boarded the ark.

The second gap occurred during the three or four centuries prior to the birth of Christ.

From the writing of the last book of the Old Testament, almost four centuries passed, without any further revelation from God. Consequently, an entire generation did not see or recognize all of the signs of the birth of Christ, except for the Magi, and perhaps a handful of others.

The third gap, has yet to occur. That will be the gap at the end of our dispensation, prior to the rapture, where the interest in Christ, and the people believing in Christ, will take a nosedive to virtually no activity in that spiritual area, in this world.

God is fair. If people were believing in Christ every day, He simply wouldn’t interrupt history, and arbitrarily leave out someone from the rapture, if they were going to believe in Christ within minutes, hours, or even days following the rapture.

But there will be a time, when the world will be indifferent toward Christianity. And the numbers of people believing in Christ, simply won’t occur. And that will be the gap of the great apostasy.

Whether it lasts for a month, or a year, or a decade, we won’t know. But certainly there will be a generation, worldwide, that will have an indifferent and apathetic attitude toward Christ.

The great apostasy, is not necessarily wars, and crime, and disasters all over the place, although those events accompany apostasy. The great apostasy is an attitude. And more particularly, a negative attitude toward Christ, from which the world will not recover, except for the Rapture and the harsh events that will follow in the Tribulation.

The apostasy will be so great and so deep, that it will take the huge drama of the Rapture and the events of the Tribulation to bring people back to their senses and to Christ.

And so we have in this verse, death reigns, because of sin, and sin is a transgression or a departure from truth.

Life, comes only through the grace of God by way of his plan for justification, in righteousness.

And this plan for salvation is so simple, that it is almost impossible to understand how an entire world will take itself into the greatest set of horrors, even knowing of the may end of days, stories and such prophecies.  And yet it will.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:20

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Romans 5:20

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20 Moreover [de] the law [nomos] entered [pareiserchomai], that [hina] the offence [paraptoma] might abound [pleonazo]. But [de] where [hou] sin [hamartia] abounded [pleonazo], grace [charis] did much more abound [huperperisseuo]:   KJV-Interlinear

20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,   ESV

Too often people think that the Law of Moses, and more specifically the Ten Commandments, are the solution to sin. And that is a wrong belief. Grace, is the solution to sin, not the Mosaic Law. The Mosaic Law, as we have already studied, sets forth a standard with which no one can comply.

And here, Paul clearly states, that the law was given to clearly show the boundary where sin begins.

Before the law, people probably thought that much of what they were doing was not sinful, simply because there was no documentation. But after the law was written, then there was adequate documentation to demonstrate that the magnitude of sins was far greater than what anyone imagined.

The law itself did not create more sins, it simply documented the fact that the number of sins committed by people was far greater than anyone would care to admit.

Therefore, with the writing of the law, the numbers of sins that were recognized, increased dramatically.

But, by the same token, the impact of grace likewise increased dramatically.

People were not dealing with simply one sin, namely Adam’s original sin, but people were dealing with their own personal sins, which they committed by choice, and were therefore held accountable for their decisions in transgression.

No one can look back on Adams sin and blame him for the problems of the world. Everyone must look in the mirror and see themselves, and see that they are personally responsible for their own failure and for the problems of this world.

Remember that when God created the angels, there was no sin, and they were perfect.  When God created the universe, there was no sin, and it was perfect.  When God restored the earth and created Adam, there was no human sin and it was perfect.

Satans sin sent the universe into ruin, and Adams and human sin sent the earth into ruin.

You cannot blame God, you cannot blame Satan, you cannot blame Adam, only.

All problems in the world are a direct result of sin, and each and every person is responsible in one way or another.

The world is not condemned by one sin. That only established the pattern of how the world was and does function.

The world is condemned by the existence of innumerable sins.

Likewise, grace did not solve only one sin, Adams sin, but grace solved all sins throughout all of human history.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:19

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Romans 5:19

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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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:18

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Romans 5:18

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18 Therefore [ara] [oun] as [hos] by [dia] the offence [paraptoma] of one [heis] judgment came upon [eis] all [pas] men [anthropos] to [eis] condemnation [katakrima]; even [kai] so [houto] by [dia] the righteousness [dikaioma] of one [heis] the free gift came upon [eis] all [pas] men [anthropos] unto [eis] justification [dikaiosis] of life [zoe].   KJV-Interlinear

18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.   ESV

Some try to use this passage to prove that everyone is automatically saved, however that is not the case. Paul began the subject back in verse twelve, and throughout these last few verses he has been comparing the pattern by which sin came into the world, to the pattern by which salvation came into the world.

Adam made a conscious decision and he committed a sin. By that sin, the human race as a whole was condemned. However, each individual person, as they have lived their life, made their own individual decisions and committed sins of their own, thus confirming their own condemnation.

Jesus Christ made a conscious decision and voluntarily placed himself in the place of all humanity, to take on the penalty of sin and pay the price for salvation.

Adam made a conscious decision that brought condemnation to humanity.

Jesus Christ made a conscious decision that brought salvation to humanity.

However, each individual person has to make a conscious decision of their own in order to confirm each of these cases.

Each and every person throughout human history has sinned, therefore all are condemned.

Each and every person throughout human history has to believe in Christ, which is a conscious decision, in order to receive salvation.

Just as a person makes a decision to sin, so also each person has to make a decision to believe in Christ for salvation.

What Paul has been teaching is that there is a pattern that lays down the groundwork, and framework for each of these concepts.

No person is condemned by the act of another. So also, no person is saved by the act of another.

Each person has to make their own conscious decision in order to fall into the patterns that have been established.

Condemnation comes through sin, and likewise salvation comes through faith.

This therefore, makes it possible for babies, for example, to be saved if they happen to die at a very young age. They have neither committed a sin, but likewise they have not committed faith. Neither of which they are capable. God is fair.

Adams original sin, exposes humanity to eternal condemnation.

The righteous work of Jesus Christ, presents opportunity to humanity for eternal life.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:17

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Romans 5:17

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17 For [gar] if [ei] by one man's [heis] offence [paraptoma] death [thanatos] reigned [basileuo] by [dia] one [heis]; much [polus] more [mallon] they which receive [lambano] abundance [perisseia] of grace [charis] and [kai] of the gift [dorea] of righteousness [dikaiosune] shall reign [basileuo] in [en] life [zoe] by [dia] one [heis], Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos].)   KJV-Interlinear

17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.   ESV

For by one man’s offense, is a reference to Adams original sin. And by that first single sin, death reigned, or ruled over the entire human race.

In contrast to that first single sin, the work of one man, Jesus Christ, not only obliterated and canceled out the reign of that sin over humanity, but also canceled out and obliterated the reign of all sins that have accumulated a tremendous debt throughout human history.

By one sin, the threat of eternal condemnation hung over the balance of humanity. By many individual sins, that secured the threat of eternal condemnation over each individual.

But by the work of Christ on the cross, the threat of eternal condemnation is removed for those who receive the free gift of grace.

Jesus Christ did the work of salvation, and offered it freely to anyone who believes in Him.

Even though the gift of salvation is free, that does not mean that people are without responsibilities and obligations in life to support and promote the gospel and doctrine of Christ.

There are many results of salvation.

One of which, is the cancellation of the reign of death over ones life.

With the threat of eternal condemnation and death removed, then we as believers in Christ now possess the reign of life with Him.

The word reign, refers to the authority and power and sovereignty of a king. For us to have reign over life, means that we will have the rule over life. And that simply means that death is permanently removed, and permanently no longer a threat of any kind to the individual believer in Christ.

The abundance of grace, is stated in contrast to the destruction of eternal condemnation. For the abundance of grace refers to the infinite blessings that are a part of eternal life, which is infinitely far better than eternal condemnation.

The believer in Christ is infinitely better off than the unbeliever. And though not mentioned in this verse, but we have mentioned it elsewhere in the study, the mature believer, is infinitely better off than the immature believer.

So, in salvation there is an abundance of blessing, however in spiritual maturity there is a greater abundance of blessing.

Adams original sin set in motion a perpetuation of the troubles in the universe that were begun by Satan’s original sin. The universe groans as a result.

The abundance of grace resulting from the work of Christ on the cross, paves the way for setting everything straight for each individual believer. And though this universe will never be permanently corrected, Gods plan calls for its removal and replacement with an even better universe in the future.

We can only imagine, given what we think the Garden of Eden must have been like, and given the geography of this world currently, and given the blessings of grace being infinitely greater than the curse of Adams original sin, then the next universe will most likely be infinitely better than the current one. And that leaves the imagination open to all sorts of possibilities as to what the next universe might consist of, or look like.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:16

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Romans 5:16

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16 And [kai] not [ou] as [hos] it was by [dia] one [heis] that sinned [hamartano], so is the gift [dorema]: for [gar] [men] the judgment [krima] was by [ek] one [heis] to [eis] condemnation [katakrima], but [de] the free gift [charisma] is of [ek] many [polus] offences [paraptoma] unto [eis] justification [dikaioma].   KJV-Interlinear

16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.   ESV

The free gift, which is salvation, is not singular as was the sin of one man, namely Adam. For Adam made a conscious decision and committed one sin. And as a result of that sin the entire human race was condemned.

However, condemnation does not come without some form of act from each individual. Each person in the human race in effect, confirms the sin of Adam, when each person, of their own volition, commits their own sins.

The gift of salvation, which is the result of Christ’s work on the cross, is far greater, because just as the act of one man, Adam, condemned humanity, so too the act of one man, Christ, brought about salvation and justification for all.

Adam committed one sin, however humanity throughout the generations has committed many, many sins.

Jesus Christ performed one act on the cross, and his one act paid the price, not only of Adams original sin, but paid the price for all sins committed by all of humanity, throughout all of history.

Adam made a conscious decision and committed his sin.

Jesus Christ made a conscious decision and paid the price for all sin.

Each individual and human race has made conscious decisions, which resulted in their confirmation of the original sin they were born with, from Adam.

Adam’s sin, does not in and of itself condemn people to the Lake of fire. Infants for example, inherit Adam sin, however they are not condemned to the Lake of fire, but go to heaven, if they should die as an infant, or as an individual who has not grown up to the age of responsibility. We learn this principle from the death of David’s first child, whom David said he will see in heaven.

The point of this verse, is that even though Adam’s sin brought condemnation, however that condemnation made possible a greater gift of life for all of humanity.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:15

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Romans 5:15

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15 But [alla] not [ou] as [hos] the offence [paraptoma], so [houto] also [kai] is the free gift [charisma]. For [gar] if [ei] through the offence [paraptoma] of one [heis] many [polus] be dead [apothnesko], much [polus] more [mallon] the grace [charis] of God [theos], and [kai] the gift [dorea] by [en] grace [charis], which is [ho] by one [heis] man [anthropos], Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos], hath abounded [perisseuo] unto [eis] many [polus].   KJV-Interlinear

15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.   ESV

This verse demonstrates a huge contrast between what Adam had prior to his fall, versus what Adam had after his fall, and subsequently to what Adam had after his salvation or rebirth by believing in the promised Savior.

The first point is that as a result of Adam’s first sin, which is commonly referred to as the fall of Adam, the entire human race also fell as a result of that sin. Through Adam all died. And this is a reference to spiritual death is a result of that sin which is handed down through the male to all generations.

When God created Adam, Adam had forever life. If Adam had never sinned he could’ve lived forever in the garden. That is not really a bad thing, however, as a result of Adam sin and spiritual death, God gave Adam an opportunity to have eternal life, which is different from forever life.

Forever life, is simply Adam living in the Garden of Eden on planet earth.

Eternal life on the other hand, means living with God forever in eternity, in heaven, and the entire universe, and with far greater blessings and benefits.

So when Paul says, much more, then we have to realize that eternal life is a phenomenally greater blessing of life, than what Adam had in the garden.

Therefore, Adam was created, and Adam committed a sin. For that, some might blame Adam for all of our troubles and woes that we have in the world.

But not so.

Adam did, only what everyone else in history has done. He sinned, and we all have sinned. So we cannot blame Adam for something that we are all guilty of, because when God looked down through the tunnel of time He saw all of the possibilities for history. And in all of those possibilities, creation failed, and therefore the necessity for a plan for salvation, and a correction of that failure.

You cannot blame God for all of the woes and problems we have in this world, because he didn’t create them, nor cause them. People did that themselves.

But what God did do was create life and then set the stage for man’s potential failure, which man did fail, and that opened up the opportunity for an even greater life, eternal life, by means of the salvation plan of Jesus Christ.

It also opened up the opportunity for each one of us to be born, and have a life of our own.  Note that Adam and Eve did not have children while in the Garden.  Children came only after they had sinned and were out of the Garden.  Without any sins, Adam and Eve could easily have been the only two humans ever, and forever.  But with sin, oddly enough, we have been given our opportunity for an existence.  All things worked together for good, and in this case, that good was and is our individual lives.

And even though we have to endure to the difficulties of this world, which by the way is the Devils world, a perfect garden, a perfect environment, a perfect world, even a perfect life, will not solve the ultimate woes of humanity.

Only faith in Jesus Christ, because of what He did, and who He is, will ultimately lead to the perfect solution. The solution which will last for all of eternity. And a solution that will be greater than the initial creation could ever be.

And one final point. This life and this opportunity is all free, a gift courtesy of the grace of God. You cannot earn it and you do not even deserve it. But you do have a responsibility to pursue it.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:14

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Romans 5:14

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14 Nevertheless [alla] death [thanatos] reigned [basileuo] from [apo] Adam [Adam] to [mechri] Moses [Moseus], even [kai] over [epi] them that had [hamartano] not [me] sinned [hamartano] after [epi] the similitude [homoioma] of Adam's [Adam] transgression [parabasis], who [hos] is [esti] the figure [tupos] of him that was to come [mello].   KJV-Interlinear

14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.   ESV

We have already seen that where there is no law, there can be no violation of law. A violation of law is a sin, spiritually speaking. The result of sin is death. However if there is no law, and therefore no violation, then there is no sin, and therefore there is no death.

The law as written by Moses, came about 2500 years after Adam. From the time of Adam to the time of Moses there was no written Mosaic law. However, we know that death occurred from the time of Adam, to the time of Moses. Therefore, since death occurred, then sin had to have occurred, which means that there was a violation of the law, which had not yet been written in the sense of what Moses wrote.

So Paul is explaining, that what Moses wrote, was not the beginning of an initial law, but merely the documentation of the law that had already existed.

We saw in the previous verse, that death occurred without the imputation of Adam sin, which means that people committed sins of their own, and did not die merely because of Adams sin. However, we know that in Adam all have sinned, therefore everyone who is the descendent of Adam, which means the entire human race, is automatically a sinner right from the beginning of their birth.

However, Paul does not mention infants. And we know that infants do die because of one reason or another. And that their death could not have occurred because of a sin they committed, because they would have no opportunity to commit a sin.

However, because they are descendents of Adam, then Adams sin is transmitted to each person born, therefore establishing the basis for their potential death at a young age.

Adam is said to be a type. This means he is a pattern from which Jesus will follow when he enters the world at his first birth.

However, Adam failed, but Jesus did not fail. Adam did not live a perfect life, however, Jesus did live a perfect life, demonstrating that the perfect life is possible, however man is incapable of fulfilling that possibility.

This verse is clear in that death occurred because people sinned, but death also occurred when people did not sin, after the pattern of Adam. The word similitude, refers to, in the same way, or after the same pattern.

Adam walked in the garden with Jesus Christ.

Adam received instruction from Jesus Christ.

The obvious instruction in view here is the prohibition of eating from a single designated tree.

Adam had only one law, which was the prohibition of eating the fruit from that single tree. Adam made a conscious decision, and violated the law, and ate from the tree, and therefore committed the first sin of human history. Death followed that action.

Other people following Adam, sinned in similar manner. Which means they committed sins by making decisions to sin.

Adams sin was a rejection of God’s command. All sin is a rejection of God’s command.

God is truth, and any rejection of God, is a rejection of truth, and that rejection is in effect sin.

Sin results in death, and death is a separation from God.

Without a solution to sin, that death would be permanent and eternal. However, God came up with a plan to solve the problem of sin, and that plan incorporated the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. That work paid the price of sin, and man’s faith, or belief in that work, which is a belief in the person of Jesus Christ, fulfills the reconciliation of man’s relationship back with God.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:13

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Romans 5:13

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13 (For [gar] until [achri] the law [nomos] sin [hamartia] was [en] in [en] the world [kosmos]: but [de] sin [hamartia] is [ellogeo] not [ou] imputed [ellogeo] when there is [on] no [me] law [nomos].   KJV-Interlinear

13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.   ESV

All too often people point to the Mosaic law or the ten Commandments, as their guide for life. But they fail to realize that the ten Commandments are only a small part of the Mosaic law, all of which form the basis for death.

God is fair. Where there is no law, then there is no transgression. Where there is no law, there is no sin.

But the law is not restricted to the writings of Moses, but extends backward and forward throughout all time.

If there were no law, then there would be no sin. And if there is no sin then there will be no death. And yet from the time of Adam there has been both sin and death, which proves that there is a law even though it was not written.

Paul points out in this verse and in the next seven verses through verse twenty, that the grace of God covers three major periods of time. The first period, relates to the time of Adam, where Adam had direct contact and instruction from Christ while in the garden.

The second period, relates to the long interval of time occurring between Adam and Moses, where there was no written law.

The third period, follows the written law from the time of Moses forward into the future.

The grace of God, and Gods Plan, took into consideration all aspects of each of these three phases of time.

Adam had direct instruction from God, and he failed. Humanity had moral instruction, even though there was no written law. And humanity failed between the time of Adam and Moses. Since the time of Moses, and the written Mosaic law, the failure of humanity is even more documented as a failure in sin, resulting in death.

One does not need a written law in order to know the difference between right and wrong. Right is right, and wrong is wrong. And behind all of that lies the intent of man, and that is the foundation from which man fails in sin.

Adam had direct contact with Christ in the garden, and therefore Adam is a type, or pattern, of Christ because of that instruction. All of humanity is in Adam, and therefore in sin, because of their genetic relationship to Adam.

Those who believe in Christ, become descendants of Christ not through genetics but by means of faith, which establishes their spiritual second birth, which is a better birth than the original physical first birth.

So regardless of whether there is a written law, or regardless of whether a person is aware of a written law, is irrelevant. The Israelites possessed the written law and they failed. The people of the world prior to Moses had no written law, and the people of the world outside of Israel had no access to a written law, but everyone had moral law, from which all have failed.

So regardless of your state or status in the world, failure is still failure. But in Christ is the answer to all failure, and the solution to sin and death.

God is fair. If there were no law, then there would be no death. But such is not the case. Because since the time of Adam, all have sinned, all have failed, and all are subject to the repercussions of sin, which is death. And death in this respect means eternal separation from God.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:12

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Romans 5:12

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12 Wherefore [dia] [touto], as [hosper] by [dia] one [heis] man [anthropos] sin [hamartia] entered [eiserchomai] into [eis] the world [kosmos], and [kai] death [thanatos] by [dia] sin [hamartia]; and [kai] so [houto] death [thanatos] passed [dierchomai] upon [eis] all [pas] men [anthropos], for [epi] that [hos] all [pas] have sinned [hamartano]:   KJV-Interlinear

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—    ESV

Paul introduces in this passage a great contrast, which is a problem and a solution. For those who actually read the studies, this verse and the verses following, will reveal some tremendous principles connected to the spiritual life and to human history.

By one man, namely Adam, sin entered the human race, and because of sin spiritual death was introduced by the sin as well as physical death which became a result of the sin. The Bible says dying thou shalt die, and that incorporates both spiritual death and physical death which have become a part of every human beings existence.

The next principle is that sin is introduced into the human race by means of Adam, not Eve, therefore sin is passed down to the human race from generation to generation through the male, not the female.

Adam was created in sinless perfection. Jesus came into the world by means of the virgin pregnancy of Mary, wherein there was no male role in that pregnancy. Jesus was born with sinless perfection. Therefore both Adam and Jesus began their lives without sin.

Adam of course failed, however Jesus did not fail.

By one man, Adam, the human race in its entirety was separated from God, and in effect destroyed.

By one man, Jesus, the human race in its entirety received the mechanism for restoration and reconciliation with God, and in effect have the opportunity for eternal life.

When each individual is born into this world they have two strikes against them. The first is the genetic sin nature which is passed down from Adam, therefore every individual is born spiritually dead, though physically alive.

And the second strike, comes when each individual actually commits a sin during their life, proving that no human being is capable of living a sin free life, and that it is always a matter of choice, which people choose.

We all received the sin nature, and in that, we had no choice. We were born with it. But during our life we all have volition and the opportunity to choose and make decisions for right and for wrong. And in that regard we have no excuse because everyone chooses for wrong sooner or later in their life. And not only choose but repeatedly choose for wrong throughout ones individual life.

When a baby or young person, or even someone severely handicapped in some way, die prior to reaching an age or point of accountability, which is the point in which they know what they are doing and yet do it anyway, then those persons when they die are automatically saved. They were born with the sin nature and as such are spiritually dead, but without any concept of right and wrong, or any opportunity to know the difference, and are taken out of this world, and because Christ has already died for their sins, which includes the nature of their sin nature within them, then God rightfully so can bring them directly to heaven.

This principle is taught in the study of the death of David’s first child.

Eve, in the garden, did not pay attention to the teaching of Christ, as he walked in the garden with both Adam and Eve. That left the door wide open for Satan to disguise himself by indwelling the servant, and engaging in a conversation with Eve, which she did not pick up on. Eve was deceived, and her error came through that deception even though she knew full well the command that God had made.

Eve did not listen, because she rejected Christ’s authority, and as a result placed women under authority through all of human history. However blessing was bestowed upon Eve by allowing the Savior to be born into the world by means of the woman. And by the same principle, those who die under the age or point of accountability are automatically saved.

Therefore, by one man, Adam, all are condemned.

By one woman all who die prior to accountability, are saved.

And by one man, Christ, the entire human race is delivered.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 5:11

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Romans 5:11

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11 And [de] not [ou] only [monon] so, but [alla] we also [kai] joy [kauchaomai] in [en] God [theos] through [dia] our [hemon] Lord [kurios] Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos], by [dia] whom [hos] we have [lambano] now [nun] received [lambano] the atonement [katallage].   KJV-Interlinear

11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.   ESV

Atonement or reconciliation has to occur between God and man before we can have any kind of compatible or functional relationship with God.

God is the sovereign ruler over all that exists. God owns all that exists. In order to live with God we have to have a relationship with God. And without a relationship with God then we have no place to live and nothing to hold our life together.

God is the authority and power that holds everything together. God is the glue, as it were, by which the universe and life are both held together.

Without God nothing would exist.

Without God we could not exist.

There are three persons in the Godhead.

The first is God the Father, who is seen as the highest authority. The Father is the person to whom all religions direct their attention. And in all religions and philosophies, there is a primary assumption that man is, or capable of being, equal with God.

The second person is Jesus Christ, who holds the title Son, among other titles. One of the many roles of the Son is to defeat arrogance by becoming the sole access path to the Father. As a result, the Son becomes a stumbling block for all religions and philosophies as they, in arrogance, reject Gods plan, by rejecting the Son.

The third person of the Trinity is God the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit which provides the means or the mechanism or the power by which we can interact with God and function in our spiritual life. And again, religions and philosophies look to man’s ability or man’s power or man’s effort to function within a human defined spirituality, which is a false spirituality.

When Adam sinned, the entire human race was doomed to sin, and doomed to an eternal separation from God.

But God came up with a plan, by which man could be reconciled back to a relationship with God, and that plan of course was for Jesus Christ to pay the price for mans transgressions, and in effect purchased man’s freedom from sin and death.

And here Paul states that as a result of the cross on which Jesus Christ hung and paid the price for our sins, then we have received atonement, or reconciliation back to a relationship with God.

The relationship is of course, a potential, even though Christ paid the price, we as individuals still must believe in Him and in His work, and who He is, and so forth.

And it is because of this reconciliation, which is a result of Christ’s work, that we have a basis for rejoicing. Since before, we had nothing, and now we have eternal life and a life with God.

It remains for man to recognize his own arrogance, and accept God and His plan, and the mandated faith in Christ and in doctrine.

For without that, man has only his arrogance, and nothing else.

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 you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.