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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 5:18-21 - Super—Abounding Grace

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Romans in Outline No. 58

A SUMMATION OF THE GRACE–CHANGE FROM DEATH TO LIFE:

1.1  CONTRAST #1: OFFENCE/RIGHTEOUS ACT

Romans 5:18

2.1  Previously condemned

Romans 5:18a

One man’s offence Judgment came to all men Resulting in condemnation

2.2  Presently justified

Romans 5:18b

One man’s righteous act Free gift came to all men Resulting in justification

3.1  JUSTIFICATION IS MORE THAN FORGIVENESS OF SIN

2.3  “All” does not mean universalism

3.1  SOME OTHER PASSAGES USED FOR UNIVERSALISM

Philippians 2:9-11

John 21:32

1 Timothy 2:4

Ephesians 1:9-10

1 Corinthians 15:22

3.2  SOME ARGUMENTS AGAINST UNIVERSALISM

4.1  The Bible teaches that some will be condemned

John 3:18

4.2  Salvation is able to be rejected

John 12:48

4.3  Though God desires everyone to be saved, man still has a choice to respond

1 Timothy 2:4

4.4  Unbelievers will stand before the Lord in judgment

Matthew 25:31-32

4.5  Everlasting punishment is the lot of unbelievers

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

1.2  CONTRAST #2: DISOBEDIENCE/OBEDIENCE

Romans 5:19

2.1  Disobedience made many sinners

Romans 5:19a

One man (Adam) Disobedience Many Made sinners

2.2  Obedience made many righteous

Romans 5:19b

One man (Christ) Obedience Many Made righteous

1.3  CONTRAST #3: LAW/GRACE

Romans 5:20-21

2.1  Law made offense abound

Romans 5:20a

2.2  Grace super abounded

Romans 5:20b

2.3  The effects

Romans 5:21

Sin (evidenced through law) Reigned in death
Grace Through righteousness Reigned to eternal life


Romans 5:18-21

18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (NKJV)

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