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How could the sacrifice of Jesus singlehandedly impact the world?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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12<\/sup>Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned\u2014 13<\/sup>for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14<\/sup>Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam…<\/p>\nRomans 5:12-14b (ESV)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In the previous section (Rom.5:1-11), Paul makes a bold statement that through Jesus, the barrier between God and us has been removed, allowing us to have confidence in our future glory. This is a big claim, so Paul anticipates some realistic questions: How can Jesus\u2019 one act of sacrifice have such a huge impact on all of us? How can it overcome the power of sin and death in the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul answers these questions by explaining how Jesus\u2019 sacrifice addresses the deep effects of sin in humanity. In Romans 5:12, he uses a three-stage chain reaction to describe human history up until Christ. First, sin entered the world through one man, Adam. Second, death came because of sin as its penalty. Third, death spread to everyone because all sinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Paul says, \u201cbecause all sinned,\u201d he uses a specific verb tense (aorist) that points to a single past action. This means that Paul believes the whole human race sinned in one act in the past. He\u2019s not just saying we all sin individually as Adam did, but that we all sinned in Adam\u2019s single act of disobedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Romans 5:13-14, Paul clarifies this point. He notes that between Adam and Moses, there wasn\u2019t a formal law from God yet. He says, \u201csin is not counted where there is no law\u201d (a clearer translation in the ESV). This doesn\u2019t mean people before Moses had no guilt, because in Romans 2, Paul explains that people have God\u2019s law written on their hearts. They still had a basic understanding of right and wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\u2019s main point is that guilt and responsibility increase with knowledge. Before Moses, people didn\u2019t break explicit commands from God like those who lived after the law of Moses was given. Even so, everyone still died. This shows that death wasn\u2019t just the result of breaking specific laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\u2019s logic is that death affects everyone\u2014nice people, mean people, ignorant people, and knowledgeable people alike. Even infants who haven\u2019t deliberately sinned still die. Paul is saying that if death is the punishment for sin, why does everyone die, no matter their individual actions? His answer is that we all sinned in Adam. Even if people didn\u2019t break specific commands, Adam did, and we are all implicated in his sin and its consequences. (This is known as the “Original Sin” in theology).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To sum up, Paul explains that we can\u2019t blame Adam without acknowledging our shared involvement in his sin. Because we were all \u201cin Adam\u201d when he sinned, we share in the consequences of his sin. This understanding sets up how Jesus\u2019 sacrifice can reverse the effects of Adam\u2019s sin for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How have you experienced the effects of sin and death in your own life, even when you didn\u2019t deliberately choose to sin? Do the effects of sin and death manifest in the world around us too?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The ideas for this week’s materials on Romans 5:12-21 were drawn from Tim Keller’s book “Romans 1-7 for You<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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