Romans 5- Free Gift

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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. 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. 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.) Romans 5:15-17

Can we lose our salvation? This is the question pondered for centuries by many worrying they have lost their salvation, the first question would be , how did you earn your salvation? Remember what the Apostle Paul said , under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit “Its by grace you have been saved, through faith, and not of yourselves, its a gift from God” (Ephesians 2:8)

I want to emphasize what the Apostle Paul said there “it’s a gift from God”, this is what grace is, a gift from God, this can’t be earned or lost, it was given. As the Apostle Paul states in our text today “so also is the Free Gift” what is this free gift the Holy Spirit is trying to reveal to us? Well he continues “For if through the offence of one (Adam) many be dead, much more the grace of God and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ” Through sin entered into the world by our father Adam, death has entered into the world. We have all fallen short of the glory of God, we are all sinners (Romans 3:23)

However the Free Gift given to us by God is salvation through His grace by Christ. This is a free gift for us that was paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ. You have heard the expression “nothing is free” that is the case here also, grace is free for you, but was at the cost of Jesus Christ, who died for your sins on the cross and rose again on the 3rd day (1 Corinthians 15) However you can’t earn this salvation, you can’t work your way into Heaven, you must go through Christ, the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6) The gate, (John 10:9) the door (John 10:7) Jesus is the only way to salvation (Acts 4:12)

As the Apostle Paul continues “But the Free Gift is of many offences resulted in justification” As the old hymn says “Jesus Paid It All” your debt for your sins was paid for on the cross, you were justified before God the Father through Jesus Christ, there is no other way to be pardoned of your sins. This is the Free Gift of Salvation from The Lord Jesus Christ. You are not saved by any of your own works, you are saved by the works of Christ on the cross. 

Much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ (v17) Those who receive grace and of the gift of righteousness. Again the Holy Spirit continues to reveal salvation is a Free Gift by Grace through Faith in Christ. How do you receive this gift? Repent of your sins, put your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, receive the Holy Spririt , walk in obedience to Christ (Acts 2:37) Amen!

Romans 5- In Adam and Christ

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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:(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 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. Romans 5:12-14

The Apostle Paul here, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, does a great job tying in the Old Testament with the New Testament. Many people will disregard the Old Testament, however as Paul explains here, you are part of that story. Just as Paul just went into great detail about how we are spiritual Children of Abraham through Christ. Paul also explains how Adam and Moses are relevant to us also, these people are all part of your salvation story, they are not just old stories that you tell in Sunday School class.

The Apostle Paul begins by stating “by one man sin entered into the world” Paul begins with the Creation story, yes this is relevant to every human that exists. While the world wants to tell you, you are a random mistake that evolved from bacteria and monkeys, you are made in the image of God, and came through the line of Adam. Since Adam is our biological father, sin has entered into the world through Adam. The world is under the curse of sin and death (Genesis 3) As Paul goes on to explain “so death passed upon all men” 

Notice Paul says death passed to ALL men, not just some. We have all fallen short of the glory of God, we are all sinners (Romans 3:23)  As Paul states “For All Have Sinned” I emphasize this because in today’s world, even in today’s corrupted Christianity, many believe they are not sinners, many believe they don’t need to repent, therefor many have rejected the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. They trample on his blood believing Christ died in vain. However you are a sinner in need of a savior, just as Adam. Therefore Christ became flesh and died on the cross for your sins. To reject this truth is the ultimate blasphemy.

So what is the result of our sin? As the Apostle Paul states here “Death has reigned from Adam to Moses” As Paul states ‘The Wages of Sin is death” (Romans 6:23) Why did Christ die on the cross, for the atonement of your sins! Why is their death and suffering in the world? Because of your sins, the curse of sin and death brought into the world because rebellion of our actions, a curse that could only be broken by the sinless Son of God

Here is a cool revelation from the Holy Spirit “Who (Adam) is the figure of Him (Christ) to come” Adam was a shadow of Christ to come, Paul will explain this in more detail as we continue in Romans, but by one man (Adam) Paul states “ Since death came through a man (Adam). The resurrection of the dead come through a Man (Christ) , For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:21-22) Amen!

Romans 5- Children of God

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Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Romans 5:9-11

There is a false teaching that everyone is a “Child of God” while this is a great thought, this is not Biblical. As the Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, tell us “we were enemies of God” , the Apostle Paul also says “He put to death their hostility” (Ephesians 2:16) Hostility to what? To God, before you became saved, you hated God, you hated his holy word, you hated his only begotten Son, you hated the Holy Spirit, because you were carnally minded, in love with the world and the flesh

These two natures don’t coincide, this is why as an “Enemy of God” you can’t be a Child of God. To tell the unsaved they are a Child of God, is an insult to our Heavenly Father, who blasphemes his name on a daily basis. So why do we care about the unsaved? Because we were all made in the “Image of God” (Genesis 1:27) and God wants everyone to become saved (1 Timothy 2:4) So how do we become a Child of God? As Jesus said “Unless you are Born Again, you will not see the Kingdom of Heaven” (John 3:3)

It’s only through Jesus Christ, and his sacrifice on the cross, that we can become Children of God. As the Apostle Paul teaches us here “being now justified by His (Christ) blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him (Christ)” Jesus paid the penalty for your sins and justified you before God the Father. The only reason we can be in the presence of God is because of Christ and His holy works on the cross.

So what else did the cross do for us? “We were reconciled to God by the death of His Son (Jesus)” We were reconciled back to God through Jesus Christ, we were not always Children of God but enemies, but Christs death on the cross reconciled us. This is why Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation (John 14:6) Without Christ you can never be reconciled back to God, you can never be justified for your sins, you can never be saved from the wrath that is to come for your sins.

Consider what the Apostle Paul says here “4But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born[a] of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

6And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [b]“Abba, Father!” 7Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir [c]of God [d]through Christ.” (Galatians 4:4-7) Through Christ, you have been reconciled, you have been redeemed, you have become Born Again, and adopted as Children of God through our Lord Jesus Christ and the regeneration of the Holy Spirit, Amen!