Abundance of Grace Romans 5:17

Paul the apostle shared with the people in Rome, “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 offenses unto justification”, and in chapter five and verse seventeen of Romans, Paul shared about the, “abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness” where we read:

For if by one man's offense 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.)

The verse begins, “For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; ” Paul began with the words, “for if” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily or therefore whether” “by one man's offense” which means “through and by means of a single man, Adam's, lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness” “death” which means “the separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended” “reigned” or “was king, ruled, had kingly power and governance” “by one” or “through and by means of a single person”. Paul referred to how “death” “ruled” because of “Adam's” sin.

The verse continues, “much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)” Paul added the words, “much more” which means “to a larger and greater degree” “they which receive” or “the people who take up, lay hold, carry and take away” “abundance” which means “super-abundantly, superfluously, preference and pre-eminence” “of grace” or “that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness and unmerited favor” “and of the gift” or “and of the granting or gratuity” “of righteousness” which means “of the state of him who is as he ought to be and the condition acceptable with God” “shall reign” which refers to “will rule , exercise kingly power over and govern” “in life” which means “within the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate” “by one” or “through and by means of one person”, “Jesus” 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”. Paul shared how God's “super-abundant” “unmerited favor” and “condition acceptable with Him” shall to a “greater degree” “rule” in the lives of those who “receive” Jesus.

When we consider these words of Paul, we see how “death” ruled because of “Adam's” violation of God's law, however, God's “grace” and “gift of righteousness” superseded “death” and it's power. The person who receives Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” “receives” God's “unmerited favor” and are put in “right” relationship with Him, and “death” has no eternal power over their lives.

Next time Paul shares concerning, “judgment” and “righteousness”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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