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Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All
…written an excellent commentary on Romans, and in this commentary on Romans this is what he says about this passage, Romans 5:12-21: “The best place to begin for an inclusive view of the meaning of Romans is the fifth chapter’s comparison of A…
Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All
…that had rebelled against Him that He would not spare His own Son, “but gave him up for us all,” says Paul. Remember Romans 5:8? But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God demonstrate…
Built Upon the Rock
…Christ motif only to believers, even though the apostle Paul applies the In Christ concept to the entire human race: Romans 5:15-18 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did G…
Built Upon the Rock
…cording to this everlasting gospel, the entire human race has already been reconciled to God by the death of His Son: Romans 5:6-10 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will any…
Built Upon the Rock
…they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. Romans 5:16 Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought co…
Built Upon the Rock
…t’s sinful nature that places all humanity under the curse of the law and is why even newborn children need a Savior. Romans 5:12, 18-21 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came…
Built Upon the Rock
…death, and resurrection changed humanity’s status from one of condemnation to death to one of justification to life: Romans 5:18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in…
Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All
…ors said, “You are a beautiful baby,” the law said, “You must die.” We are born in death row because of the fall (see Romans 5:12-21). We are born under the condemnation of the law, by one man’s sin. And that law is relentless, will not give up…
The Sanctuary
…e and having our bodies washed with pure water. That is what Christ did on the cross. He reconciled us to a holy God. Romans 5:10-11: For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, ha…
Beyond Belief
…by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.” Through the law we have knowledge of sin. Romans 5:20. “The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more....…
Beyond Belief
…u free” [John 8:32]. The truth can make us free only when we believe and receive it in our hearts [see Mark 16:15-16; Romans 5:17]. Until that happens, the truth remains a mere theory to us. When we studied the objective gospel, we looked at sa…
Beyond Belief
….Witness to that power[1 Corinthians 2:4; Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 3:10; 4:13]19.Given possession of Christ’s love[Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 12:31; 13:1-13; 1 John 2:5; 5:1]19.Love as Christ loved[John 13:34-35; 1 Peter 1:22; 4:8; 1 John 3:1…
Beyond Belief
…By birth we are “in Adam.” This is our natural position, and it is a hopeless one because in Adam “all have sinned” [Romans 5:12] and “all die” [1 Corinthians 15:22]. However, the moment we respond sincerely to the gospel, we are delivered fro…
Beyond Belief
…t writers place infinite value on the blood of Christ. It is able to redeem us [see 1 Peter 1:18-19], justify us [see Romans 5:9], cleanse us from all sins [1 John 1:7], cancel the guilt of our many sins [see Matthew 26:27-28], and make peace b…
Beyond Belief
…s the work of the Holy Spirit to finish the work of atonement in sinful men and women who are willing to believe [see Romans 5:11]. Finally, the Holy Spirit convicts of judgment, “because the prince of this world now stands condemned” [John 16:…
Beyond Belief
…passed to all humanity because all mankind was in Adam when he sinned and, therefore, was implicated in his sin [see Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22]. Being “under law” also means being under the curse or condemnation of the law. This, too, i…
Beyond Belief
…kind, so that in Him the whole world stands legally justified. This is the unconditional good news of the gospel [see Romans 5:18; 1 John 2:2]. What God does in us, on the other hand, applies only to the individual, born-again Christian who by…
Beyond Belief
…e so that we can reflect it toward others as evidence of the saving power of the gospel over self [see John 13:34-35; Romans 5:5; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15]. This is what it means to have the law written on our hearts [see Hebrews 8:10]. The first…
Beyond Belief
…uman love (philos). We cannot compare the two, only contrast them [see Isaiah 55:8-9; Matthew 5:43-48; John 13:34-35; Romans 5:6-8]. Agape and Philos The New Testament writers had four Greek words to choose from when describing divine and human…
Beyond Belief
…ification. We need to realize that although we Christians can claim justification as an already-established fact [see Romans 5:1], sanctification is a continuous, ongoing experience [see 1 Thessalonians 4:2-7; 5:23]. And glorification is a futu…
Beyond Belief
…sinful, but in Christ were made holy and blameless [see Ephesians 1:4]; condemned, but in Christ were justified [see Romans 5:18]; sons of man, but in Christ were made sons of God [see 1 John 3:1]; hell bound, but in Christ were made to sit in…
Beyond Belief
Chapter 5 – The Two Adams: Romans 5 The teaching of the two Adams is one of the most neglected and misunderstood doctrines of the bible. Yet it is vitall…
Beyond Belief
…epeats to the Christians in Corinth the same ideas regarding the two Adams he had presented to the Roman believers in Romans 5. Briefly, here is what Paul is saying in 1 Corinthians 15:19-23, 45-49. Verses 19-20. Correcting those who denied the…
Beyond Belief
…y as we realize what sin has done to us. Sin separates us from God [see Isaiah 59:2]. It makes us enemies of God [see Romans 5:10]. Thus we need to be reconciled to God, brought into harmony and oneness with Him. That is what the word atonement…
