Sinners Made Righteous
"For by GRACE are you saved..." (Ephesians 2:8)
“So then, as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous." (Romans 5:18-19)
Is the sin of men greater than the grace of God?
Christianity seems to think so. They teach that the one sin of Adam put all men under "condemnation", yet deny that the "one act of righteousness" done by Jesus resulted in the "justification of life to all men". Doing so denies the very gospel Christianity is claiming to evangelize it seems to me.
Again, what does the Bible say above? It says that "all men" who received "condemnation" are the same "all men” who received "justification of life". When you read all of Romans Chapter 5 this truth becomes abundantly clear. I suppose the confusion occurs because of the word "many" in the above verses. But it clearly says that the same "many" who "were made sinners" are the same "many" who "will be made righteous".
"...but where sin increased, GRACE abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so GRACE would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 5:20-21)
That may not be good news for Christianity but it is the really good news for sinners.
“So then, as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous." (Romans 5:18-19)
Is the sin of men greater than the grace of God?
Christianity seems to think so. They teach that the one sin of Adam put all men under "condemnation", yet deny that the "one act of righteousness" done by Jesus resulted in the "justification of life to all men". Doing so denies the very gospel Christianity is claiming to evangelize it seems to me.
Again, what does the Bible say above? It says that "all men" who received "condemnation" are the same "all men” who received "justification of life". When you read all of Romans Chapter 5 this truth becomes abundantly clear. I suppose the confusion occurs because of the word "many" in the above verses. But it clearly says that the same "many" who "were made sinners" are the same "many" who "will be made righteous".
"...but where sin increased, GRACE abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so GRACE would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 5:20-21)
That may not be good news for Christianity but it is the really good news for sinners.