SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 12/8/24
Pastor Dan’s Sermon Notes
ACTS OF TWO MEN
ROMANS 5:12-21
12 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: 13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And 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 offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man’s offence 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.)18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Sin entered by one man v.12 Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
- Death is the result of sin v.12 b Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Sin still reigned even without the written law vv.13-14 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law
- As with the offence of one man all are in sin, by the righteous act of one Man many receive the gift of grace vv.15-16 1 Corinthians 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead..
- The one man’s offence brings death the other Man’s righteousness brings life vv.17-19 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
- The law was given so there can be no questions about the charges v. 20 1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
- Grace has entered and is even greater v. 20 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
- Grace reigns unto eternal life v.21 Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, bh the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;