"So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men." (Romans 5:18, NASB)
I'm on another schedule for the next two months, hence, Romans 5 today. I have commented on our text before, but it is just so impacting to me ever time I read it. Just consider, for a moment, the word, "one," and how many times it appears in the chapter. The comparison is between Adam and Jesus Christ, or we could say, between humanity and Jesus. Consider all the evil and chaos in the world, then consider Jesus. This is what our text is relating from the Godhead.
"....one act of righteousness...," viz., The Cross. That is all it took, my friend, to free you and me from ourselves, sin, rebellion, misery, despair, and the grave. The Bible teaches clearly that we all sinned in Adam (Don't try to figure it out). And just as clearly the Bible teaches us that all who surrender their lives to Jesus Christ, "there resulted justification of life to all men." It just cannot be any more clear than that. Religious leaders: Don't mess this up.
Father, in Jesus' Name, for that, "one act of righteousness," I will eternally be thankful to You. Amen.
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In a few days I will give you come impressions on our "move," and what our Lord Jesus may be saying to us.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
