By One Man Sin and Death Entered Romans 5:12

Paul the apostle told the Jews in Rome, “if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life, and he added, “And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” In chapter five and verse twelve of Romans, Paul shared how, “by one man sin entered into the world” where we read:

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin;

and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

The verse begins, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin;” Paul began with the word, “wherefore” which means “through, by means, ground or reason by which something is or is not done”, “as by one man” which means “through a single human being” “sin” which means “to miss the mark, err or be mistaken”“entered” or “arose or came” “into the world” or “in the circle of the earth with all it's goods, endowments, riches, advantages and pleasures”, “and death” which refers to “separation of the soul and body by which the life on earth is ended” “by sin” which means “through missing the mark, erring or being mistaken”. Paul shared how “one man” “sinned” against God, and that allowed “death” to come into the world. (See Genesis 2:16-17)

The verse goes on to say, “and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” Paul continued with the words, “and so death” which means “and thus separation of the soul and body by which the life on earth is ended” “passed upon” or “spread to” “all men” which refers to “each,, everyone and the whole human race whether male or female”, “for that” or “upon which” “all” which means “each, every, the whole and everyone” “have sinned” or “has missed the mark, erred and been mistaken”. Once “death” came into the world, every person shall experience it because every person has “violated” God's law.

When we meditate these words of Paul, we learn how “death” entered the world. God told Adam, “in the day that you eat thereof thou shalt surely die”, and when he violated God's law, “death” was the result. From that time forward, every person who lives shall certainly “die” because every person “sins”. This was the reason Jesus came into the world. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life”. (John 3:16) God desires to have an eternal relationship with every person, and this is available through His Son Jesus. May all who read these words “receive” God's gift of salvation and “everlasting life”.

Next time Paul refers to what happened, “until the law sin was in the world”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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