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Romans: The Power of the Gospel Message 68 of 150
The Sin of Man vs. the Grace of God
Pastor Anthony King· November 12, 2023
Romans 5:15-19
“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”
Romans 5:15
The series
Verse by verse through Paul’s letter to the church at Rome: the Gospel of God’s righteousness, from our ruin in sin to life lived as a living sacrifice.
While Adam brought sin and death to us, we have earned our own judgment.
We have all sinned.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;Romans 3:23
We have gone astray.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.Isaiah 53:6
The penalty of our sin is death.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Romans 6:23
Jesus has brought us forgiveness and eternal life, but it is a gift.
By very definition, a gift is free.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:Romans 3:24
We have not earned grace, but have earned wrath.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.Ephesians 2:8-9
Sin’s power has been lost by the work of Jesus.
Sin previously reigned and brought death.
For the Christian, righteousness now reigns and brings life.
Jesus’ work of obedience is infinitely greater than Adam’s act of disobedience.
Jesus is more powerful to save than Adam was to destroy.
God’s grace is greater than just Adam’s original sin, but greater than the sins of the entire world, past, present and future.
The power of sin and death can be broken, but the power of Jesus cannot.
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.Colossians 2:13-15
The obedience of Jesus in fulfilling the Law gave him the opportunity to be obedient to death upon the cross.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.Hebrews 7:26-27
Have you received the gift? Pass it on.
Are you living with Jesus as your King or does your sin still reign?
God’s grace to save you is greater than your power to destroy.
15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Romans 5:15-19
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