Romans 5:12-21 – Adam vs. Jesus Christ

Justification by Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone

God looks at all people and sees only two persons : Adam and Jesus Christ. 

From Adam: (Sin,Death)

• First man was of dust (1Cor15:47)
• Sin enters the world because of the sin of one man(v.12)
  • Adam and Eve are one body because of marriage (Gen)

• Death enters world because of sin
  • Before Adam and Eve sinned, nothing on Earth died
  • Wages of sin is death (Rom )

• Through Adam, death to many
  • Death “reigned” from Adam to Moses(v14)
  • No law before Moses
    • Death because of sin due to Adam’s line and not breaking of commands
    • (v20) Law increased the trespass, but trespass was present before law
  • All of us are descendants of Adam and Eve thus we are all sinners
  • The one sin brought condemnation to all (v19)
  • We bear the likeness of Adam because we are his descendants (1Cor15:48)

• Adam was disobedient(v18)

From Jesus Christ: (Righteousness, Grace=> Life)

• Second man is of heaven (1Cor15:47)
• Grace enters through Jesus Christ (v15)
• Gift of God (charisma) over judgment(v16)
  • Eternal life (v21)
• New creation when we belong to Christ and no longer to Adam( 2 Cor 5:17)
• Jesus was obedient(v18)
  • Jesus obeyed the will of the father (Phillipians 2:8)