Paul
the apostle shared with the people in Rome,
“the
law entered, that the offense might abound.
But
where sin abounded, grace did much more abound”,
and in
chapter
five and verse twenty-one of Romans, Paul shared how, “sin
has reigned unto death, even so might grace reign … unto eternal
life”
where
we read:
That
as sin has reigned unto death, even so might grace reign
through
righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
The
verse begins, “That
as sin has reigned unto death, ...”
Paul
began with the word, “that
as sin”
which means “so in the same way and manner missing the mark, erring
and being mistaken” “has
reigned”
which means “has ruled, exercised kingly power and governed”
“unto
death”
which means “till that separation, whether natural or violent, of
the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended ”. Paul
recognized how “sin”
has resulted and “ruled” in each person with “dying” as it's
penalty.
The
verse continues, “...
even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by
Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Paul
continued with the words, “even
so”
which means “also and indeed in this manner and way” “might
grace reign”
or “may that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness,
charm, loveliness and unmerited favor rule, exercise kingly power and
govern” “through
righteousness” which
means “by means and way of the state of him who is as he ought to
be, righteousness and the condition acceptable to God” “unto
eternal life” or
“living without beginning and end, everlasting, never to cease and
that which always has been and always will be” “by
Jesus”
the the One whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the
Son of God, the Messiah and God incarnate” “Christ”
or “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” “our
Lord”
which means “Paul, his companions and his believing readers' one to
whom a person or thing belongs about which he has power of deciding;
master and the title given to God the Messiah”. Paul shared how
“God's
grace”
now “rules” to “everlasting life” through a relationship with
“Jesus
Christ our Lord”.
When
we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how the result of “sin”
was “death”, however, when God's “grace”
entered by way of Jesus Christ, “righteousness unto eternal
life” ruled. Now everyone who receives Jesus as their personal
“Savior and Lord” shall never know “eternal death” and
“separation” from God. God's “gospel” or “good news”
through His Son Jesus has made the way for people to be “saved”
from “sins' penalty” - “death”, and now “everlasting
life” is available for all who turn from their “sins”
and “believe”.
Next
time we begin a new chapter and see Paul ask the people in Rome,
“shall
we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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