Christian Living
Romans 5:12-18 are very interesting and loaded verses of scripture. The verses contrasts 2 people; Adam and Jesus.
“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. But the free gift is not like the 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 to many. 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 many offenses resulted in justification. For if by the one man’s 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.) Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.” Romans 5:12-18
The first created man was Adam, he was made in the Image (form) and Likeness of God.
“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:26-27
Adam looked like God and he had God’s Spirit within because God made Adam just as He is. However Adam disobeyed God’s commandment in Genesis 2:17, and that brought sin into the human race, and sin brought death.
Romans 5:12-18, contrasts Jesus from Adam. Unlike Adam who disobeyed God and plunged mankind into sin, Jesus obeyed God (Philippians 2:5-10), and His obedience qualified Him to die for mankind, and hence bringing life and life more abundantly to man (John 10:10, John 3:16). The Man Jesus versus the man Adam…..
Adam’s sin keeps man in sin, death and condemnation, but Jesus’s obedience situates man in life and righteousness.
Every man on earth is either aligned with Adam or Jesus.
Who are you aligned with? This short bible study video helps you calrify about this…The Man Jesus versus the man Adam, the first man. Who are you aligned with?
Are you living in that time where sin and death reigned in someone’s life or are you living the life of freedom, liberty from sin? Life without guilt or condemnation, life and life more abundantly.
God wants us living life in its fullest and He wants us ruling and reigning in life through righteousness.
