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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:Adam and Christ [Part 3] Bible Verse:Romans 5:18-21 "Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more; so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Message:
Notes on the Scripture
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he first paragraph is a summation of the preceding section, comparing and contrasting Adam and Jesus. Whether one thinks of Adam literally as a single man, or more metaphorically to describe the way in which all people, by their nature, choose to disobey God’s will, this universal disobedience condemns us to God’s wrath. But Jesus was certainly a specific man, whose act of obedience made God’s grace available to everyone.
The verses form a good example of how words may be read out of context of the entire Bible, resulting in a tragic misstatement of how salvation may be found. There were and are still people who believe in “universalism” and take the first paragraph of the passage to mean that Christ saved everyone, i.e., “one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.” They seek to equate Adam’s curse, which later generations inherited whether they wanted it or not, with Christ’s salvation. Therefore, they reason, everyone was saved.
Cross and Crown
But the Bible repeatedly tells us that Christ’s salvation does not simply come to everyone. One must actively believe in Him. One must “abide” in Him. (John 15:6) The sentence just before (Romans 5:17) specified “those who receive” Christ’s grace will be justified before God. Even more, Christ himself, many times, made it clear that only those who made a conscious decision to follow him would be forgiven. The easiest example is the very famous quote in John 3:16, “to the end that all who believe in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life.”
The second paragraph, which states that the law “increase[d] the trespass”, may seem a bit odd. The law of Moses resulted in an increase in sin? But this is exactly what Paul means. Adam only had one rule to follow, “don’t eat the apple” (so to speak). But the law gave the Jews a multitude of rules to follow, resulting in a correspondingly great number of violations. (As we have learned previously, Paul’s point is limited; in truth, the sins existed even before the law; God gave the Jews the law only to show them the extent of their sin.)
But grace still triumphs. The main point is, that God’s grace is greater than all sin. No matter how much sin there may be, God’s grace is sufficient to overcome it.
Meditation : . Prayer : May God the Father bless us; may Christ take care of us; the Holy Ghost enlighten us all the days of our life. The Lord be our defender and keeper of body and soul, both now and for ever, to the ages of ages,....Amen |
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