Grace Greater Than Sin

Romans 5:12 says:

"When Adam sinned, the entire world was affected. Sin entered human experience, and death was the result. So death followed this sin, casting its shadow over all humanity because all sinned."

Sin was in the world before Moses gave the written law, but it wasn’t charged against them where no law existed. Yet, death reigned as king from Adam to Moses, even though they hadn’t broken a command the way Adam had. The first man, Adam, was a picture of the Messiah who was to come.

There are so many ways to look at this. Adam was a picture of the Messiah, but there is no comparison between Adam’s transgression and the gracious gift that we experience. As Romans 5:15 says:

"For the magnitude of the gift far outweighs the crime. It’s true that many died because of one man’s transgression, but how much greater will God’s grace and His gracious gift of acceptance overflow to many because of what one man, Jesus the Messiah, did for us."

This gracious gift overflows to many, just as Adam’s sin was pervasive. The last Adam’s righteousness and justification are equally pervasive. Do you think the first Adam’s influence is greater than the last Adam’s? Do you think the first Adam’s power, influence, and reach are more significant than what Jesus did? Take another look at that. What Jesus did far outweighs what the first Adam did.

Unfortunately, religion has often distorted this truth. It has been tweaked, manipulated, monetized, and controlled. But Romans 5:16 says:

"This free-flowing gift imparts to us much more than what was given to us through the one who sinned. For because of one transgression, we are all facing a death sentence with a verdict of guilty. But this gracious gift leaves us free from our many failures and brings us into the perfect righteousness of God, acquitted with the words 'not guilty.'"

When Jesus said, "It is finished," it was finished. You and I had nothing to do with the salvation that is ours. Jesus is the Savior of the world. What did you have to do with being born into this world? What did you have to do with being born in the first Adam? About the same thing you had to do with being born in the last Adam!

God became a man, and as a man, He gathered up humanity (all men) in Himself. He entered into our darkness and death, and He died. He killed death and arose to new life. As Peter said in 1 Peter 1:3:

"We were born again, born from above, through the resurrection of Jesus."

It’s not your faith in it. It’s not your repentance. It’s done. Now, you want to repent—you want to change the way you’re thinking and realize it’s a done deal. Start believing it, and it will change your life. I’m telling you, it will make you want to share this truth with others. You’ll want to tell someone about what God is showing you.

That’s why I’m sharing this. I know I’ll probably catch some flack, but I don’t care. I just want to share. I’m not claiming to have it all figured out, but I want to share what I’m coming across here.