Read Romans 5:12-19
12 Sin
came into the world through one man, and his sin brought death with it. As a
result, death has spread to the whole human race because everyone has sinned. 13There
was sin in the world before the Law was given; but where there is no law, no
account is kept of sins. 14But from the time of Adam to the time of
Moses death ruled over the whole human race, even over those who did not sin in
the same way that Adam did when he disobeyed God’s command.
Adam was
a figure of the one who was to come. 15But the two are not the same,
because God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin. It is true that many people
died because of the sin of that one man. But God’s grace is much greater, and
so is his free gift to so many people through the grace of the one man, Jesus
Christ. 16And there is a difference between God’s gift and the sin
of one man. After the one sin, came the judgement of “Guilty”; but after so
many sins, comes the undeserved gift of “Not guilty!” 17It is true
that through the sin of one man death began to rule because of that one man.
But how much greater is the result of what was done by the one man, Jesus
Christ! All who receive God’s abundant grace and are freely put right with him
will rule in life through Christ.
18 So
then, as the one sin condemned all people, in the same way the one righteous
act sets all people free and gives them life. 19And just as the mass
of people were made sinners as the result of the disobedience of one man, in
the same way the mass of people will all be put right with God as the result of
the obedience of the one man.
Think
Adam’s sin opened the door
for sin in the world; Jesus’ righteousness opened the door for righteousness in
the world. Because of Jesus, we can
become the people God created us to be.
Pray
Lord,
sometimes I believe in the authority of Adam; more than I believe in your
authority. I believe that I am incapable
of righteousness because of what Adam did; and I struggle to believe that I am
capable of righteousness because of what You did on the cross.
Help
me to believe in the truth that you are at work in me, changing me, healing me.
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